A new bill could lift the outdated ban on supersonic flight over land (opens in new tab)

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6 pointsgarrettgarcia10mo ago5 comments

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> With Boomless Cruise, a flight from LA to D.C. is 3 hours and 15 minutes instead of 4 hours and 35 minutes, and a flight from Miami to Seattle is only 3 hours and 40 minutes compared to 5 hours and 15 minutes.

That... is not the time savings I expected. I mean, I guess that's a 30% savings, but I somehow expected more.

metalman10mo ago

1600 km/hr is kinda slow for you?

TowerTall10mo ago

Not slow, but not as fast as expected. I had expected something similar to the concordes ~mach 2 (~2160 km/h) or faster

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pavel_lishin10mo ago

It's a lot faster than walking, but it's not a lot faster than taking a regular plane.

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pavel_lishin10mo ago

That... is not the time savings I expected. I mean, I guess that's a 30% savings, but I somehow expected more.

metalman10mo ago

1600 km/hr is kinda slow for you?

TowerTall10mo ago

Not slow, but not as fast as expected. I had expected something similar to the concordes ~mach 2 (~2160 km/h) or faster

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pavel_lishin10mo ago

It's a lot faster than walking, but it's not a lot faster than taking a regular plane.

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