Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land?
by Clewza313 on Saturday July 03, 2021 @10:30PM
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With dedicated track, though, those limits can be quite high.
The Yamanote Line in Tokyo carries around 4 million passengers per day on two tracks.
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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land?
by beerandt on Friday July 09, 2021 @01:12AM
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Yes- and imho, that's the way to do it. Make it competitive in terms of time and trouble and cost and usability. But it's still not going to be more energy efficient than air for most situations & destinations.