Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes
by Someone1234 on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:30PM
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Only in the best case scenario.
One of the reasons Concord "failed" is that it could never fly supersonic over land and had to start slowing long before the destination otherwise it would overshoot (along with fuel costs causing Concord to be more expensive than business class).
One of the reasons Concord "failed" is that it could never fly supersonic over land and had to start slowing long before the destination otherwise it would overshoot (along with fuel costs causing Concord to be more expensive than business class).