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No one wants to fly supersonic commercially? Isn’t that simply a matter of being available and affordable?
by melling 4y ago
No one wants to fly supersonic commercially? Isn’t that simply a matter of being available and affordable?
- qwytw 4y agoAlso physics. Supersonic travel is prohibitively expensive because it requires exponentially more energy than flying at ~900 km/h. More efficient engines can't really change that much..
- MichaelZuo 4y agoClearly millions, if not billions, of people would want to fly supersonically if they could afford it.
- qwytw 4y agoI wouldn't mind a Gothic cathedral if I could get one for cheap and maintenance didn't cost anything. At the end Concorde failed because it was mainly a status symbol (for the governments, airlines and passengers). As long as subsonic remained considerably cheaper (and it probably would because of physics) I'm convinced most people would still ussually choose it even if supersonic became more affordable. I mean it's like saying most people would prefer to fly first class if it was more affordable, well.. obviously.