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Re:XB-1 First Supersonic Flight [video] by NegativeLatency on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @12:33PM (#42855235)
No, you can kinda tell by the planes shape how fast it can go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_rule

Certainly they're fast, wikipedia says the the G650 can get to mach 0.9, but it's called the sound barrier for a reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_barrier

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Re:XB-1 First Supersonic Flight [video] by dylan604 on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @12:40PM (#42855349)
That makes sense. I've known that private jets fly faster than typical commercial jets as well as flying at higher altitude.
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