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The only time an airliner intentionally went supersonic besides the Concorde and Tu-144. Cool read.

• bombcar 5y ago
  I believe there are a few unintentional cases ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_006 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_006 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_841_(1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_841_(1979)
  • Vecr 5y ago
    Possibly the 737 MAX 8 aircraft that crashed as well, but I'm not sure it was confirmed.
  • t0mas88 5y ago
    Those weren't supersonic, but they were above the mach limit for the aircraft. Which is dangerous because it could cause severe flutter and break control surfaces or worse.