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A Transatlantic crossing took around ~ 100 hours, whereas a plane takes ~ 7 hours. So, we are talking about an order of magnitude improvement. It's hardly the
by reallydontask 6y ago
A Transatlantic crossing took around ~ 100 hours, whereas a plane takes ~ 7 hours. So, we are talking about an order of magnitude improvement.
It's hardly the same thing with a supersonic airliner, which just reduces the time in roughly half.
- credit_guy 6y agoHowever, the first commercial passenger transatlantic flights took 29 hours, on the Panam B-314. http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/new%20site/commercial/Transatlantic%20Services.htm http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/new%20site/commerci...