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It's down to the laws of physics. They still fly at around 80% of the speed of sound, as that is close to the so-called "coffin corner". https://en.wikipedia.o
by cromulent 10y ago
It's down to the laws of physics. They still fly at around 80% of the speed of sound, as that is close to the so-called "coffin corner".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics)
- frenchman_in_ny 10y agoIt's unrelated to the coffin corner. Planes in the ~80s were flying NY<>London faster than today -- the fuel savings generated by flying slower are what is driving the decision.
- cromulent 10y agoYeah, you are absolutely right :)