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Re:The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde by masklinn on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @11:29AM (#15499929)
> The ban was lifted for subsonic travel overland, right?

Yes but as scrumper notes that made it inefficient.

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Re:The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde by melling on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @12:00PM (#15500256)
You are overlooking the obvious problem. Subsonic planes already existed. Even it it was just as efficient at subsonic speed, I doubt if it was as cost effective as a 737, for example.

The Concorde seated 100 people, in first class. If you can’t fly at supersonic speeds, you aren’t going to spend the extra money.

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