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It seems that this simply cannot be, because in modern civil aviation there is not a single supersonic the plane. Two types of similar airliners of the last century – the European Concord and the Soviet Tu-144 have long sunk into oblivion, moreover, as unpromising machines that do not meet the main air transportation requirements – reliability and real ticket prices for most passengers, not to mention the “noise” of such airplanes.
How did a regular Boeing-787 suddenly become supersonic? Is there a world sensation? It turns out there is no sensation, although on a regular Los Angeles to London flight Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing-787 airliner really developed that day, speeds up to 1289 kilometers per hour at the maximum possible at 956 kilometers.
No miracle is observed here, just the plane hit a strong wind flow, and its huge speed in this case was noted only relative to the surface of the planet, although the real speed is relative to air – remained within normal limits. In spite of such a metamorphosis that did not make of a Boeing-787 supersonic airliner, the wind still helped save fuel and reduce the time of flight across the Atlantic Ocean, while passengers are all one that used the services of, say, “Concord”, without spending a cent over the price for air ticket. Such a “small miracle”, although rare, but still it happens worse when the wind, on the contrary, reduces the speed of the aircraft and makes him spend more time and more on a flight fuel. But there’s nothing to be done …
By the way, aircraft designers do not give up hope to create a supersonic passenger plane, and so that it is both quiet and economical and reliable. I think in this century such an airliner will certainly appear, and quite soon. The question is different: who will be the first in this business? Some analysts believe that superiority may well capture China, although not a fact. Russia also called among the potential leader, although so far she is more focused on the production of ultra-modern military aircraft. AND American Boeing Corporation is able to introduce the world supersonic passenger airliner but now in front of it has a different task – to fulfill the urgent order of NASA to create reliable manned spacecraft to send astronauts Of the United States on the ISS instead of purchasing expensive seats on Russian “Unions” …
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