I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic

Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic by datameta on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:49AM (#28263224)

The only time an airliner intentionally went supersonic besides the Concorde and Tu-144. Cool read.

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Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic by bombcar on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:00AM (#28263266)

I believe there are a few unintentional cases ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_006 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_841_(1979)

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Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic by t0mas88 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @03:46AM (#28263659)

Those weren't supersonic, but they were above the mach limit for the aircraft. Which is dangerous because it could cause severe flutter and break control surfaces or worse.

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Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic by Vecr on Sunday August 22, 2021 @03:22AM (#28263575)

Possibly the 737 MAX 8 aircraft that crashed as well, but I'm not sure it was confirmed.

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