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https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1321136482 Message started by dmb201 on Nov 12th, 2011 at 10:21pm |
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Title: Re: new boac comerical Post by pj747 on Nov 14th, 2011 at 2:20pm
There's a reason the Boeing 2707 was cancelled, and that no new supersonic transport has flown after 1969; because we don't need them. A 747 going 85.5% the speed of sound over the atlantic ocean with 400 people on board isn't only more economical for the airline and the passenger, but the 747 can be used anywhere that a suitable airport exists! A Concorde, or any supersonic transport can't be flown coast to coast in the United States, the sonic boom cause great annoyances, and are loud even at 50-70,000ft. When the Concorde was delivered to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, they had to do a special trip over the Canadian wilderness, up towards the arctic circle, so they could say that Concorde's clast flight was supersonic
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