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Yes, a big difference. Currently, if you're based in London and have meetings in NYC you can fly out in the morning and take the evening flight back but won't b
by dx034 9y ago
Yes, a big difference. Currently, if you're based in London and have meetings in NYC you can fly out in the morning and take the evening flight back but won't be at home for the night. With a 4 hour flight (preferably out of London City where you can arrive 25 min before departure) you can fly out in the morning and be back at night. That way they can at least get some time to spend with their families. Some people would spend a lot of money for that.
- achamayou 9y agoLCY has a short runway and particularly strict noise limits, it’s not especially obvious that fast aircraft would be able to operate from it.
- pasta 9y agoWhen an aircraft is fast in the air it doesn't mean it has to be fast at the runway. For example the takeoff and landing speed of a F16 is almost the same as any other commercial plane (~270 km/h).
- dzhiurgis 9y agoYou are comparing apples to oranges. Takeoff speed of similarly sized plane to F16, Cessna is around 100km/h. Concorde's take off speed was 400 km/h. Delta wings don't have same amount of lift, hence higher speeds.
- pasta 9y agoI was only replying to the fact that you cannot tell by top speed what runway is needed and what sound it makes.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoSimilar? The F16 is about twice as long (49 feet / 15 meters) a Cessna (28 feet / 8.3 meters) and weights about 8.5 times as much unloaded: Cessna 2200lb / 1000kg and the F16 18,900lb / 8,570kg.
- pc86 9y agoA Cessna 172 is in the 1700lb range empty.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoYeah I looked at a few Wikipedia entries and decided to use a number at the higher end in an effort to not appear to be cherry picking.
- dzhiurgis 9y agoFair enough. A bit larger, but lighter (17.68 m, 12,850 lb) Learjet 45 has landing speed of 200 km/h.
- pjc50 9y agoA note for comparison on use of LCY: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/6241667/BAs-new-luxury-all-business-New-York-flight-taxis-for-take-off-from-London-City-Airport.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/62... In short, the largest plane that can take off from there is an A318, and it immediately has to go refuel at Shannon.
- njarboe 9y agoPlus you avoid jet lag.