tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post113494340723401367..comments2024-01-10T17:36:15.040-07:00Comments on The Lippard Blog: The return of private supersonic flightLippardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1134948573524667172005-12-18T16:29:00.001-07:002005-12-18T16:29:00.001-07:00That should say "will be built to operate"...That should say "will be built to operate"...Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1134948553746379132005-12-18T16:29:00.000-07:002005-12-18T16:29:00.000-07:00While it's not specifically mentioned in the print...While it's not specifically mentioned in the print article (I haven't listened to the audio, either), I don't think it's an issue as these planned planes are much smaller and are built to operate efficiently at subsonic as well as supersonic speeds (unlike the Concorde, which was inefficient at subsonic speeds and had to have flight paths mostly over water).Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1134946246335558672005-12-18T15:50:00.000-07:002005-12-18T15:50:00.000-07:00Too lazy to listen to the audio...Do they mention ...Too lazy to listen to the audio...<BR/><BR/>Do they mention anything about necessary runway lengths and how many airports meet the minimum requirements?<BR/><BR/>One of the big problems with the Concorde was that it could only land at airports with really long runways, severly limiting the destinations they could serve.Einzigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406227217230727209noreply@blogger.com