Why Planes Don't Fly Faster
Wendover Productions · 3 HN recommendations
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Wendover Productions explains why modern airliners fly no faster than they did decades ago, covering the economics of speed and fuel efficiency, and why supersonic travel faded.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended as a clear economic explanation of aviation tradeoffs, relevant to Concorde and supersonic startup threads.
“airplanes used to fly much faster in the 1960s than they do today.” Read on HN ↗