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The SR-71 Blackbird went from LA to DC in around an hour. Imagine if (when) a passenger jet could go that fast -- it would transform our country. Pop over to t
by davidmurphy 16y ago
The SR-71 Blackbird went from LA to DC in around an hour. Imagine if (when) a passenger jet could go that fast -- it would transform our country.
Pop over to the East Coast for the day, head home in time for dinner.
- nikcub 16y agoPeople aren't willing to pay extra for speed, which makes the planes uneconomical. And now with wifi, internet and an entire office on a plane, there is even less emphasis on getting there faster.
- evgen 16y agoCivilian aircraft are also not allowed to go supersonic over the continental US, which killed the Concorde for domestic routes among other reasons...
- newt 16y agoThe Concorde was fast, it just wasn't a commercial success.