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Re:Australia Joins the Race for Supersonic Flight by trhway on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @03:45PM (#27134351)
To get to the efficient supersonic mode asap they even used afterburner. Military engines are 20-30 so they would be most suitable COTS.
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Re:Australia Joins the Race for Supersonic Flight by mshook on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:13PM (#27134590)
There was a B version on the drawing board which would have dropped the afterburner...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#Range

And you're right, the ballpark fuel consumption for Concorde says your hourly rate is not that dissimilar in subsonic than in supersonic so you better fly fast quick...

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