Are Commercial Planes Getting Faster at Glenn Helms blog

Are Commercial Planes Getting Faster. Dreams of fast commercial airline travel recur every so often. Fuel efficiency is the main reason why commercial airplanes have not become faster in the last. Ground speed, as the name implies, is the amount of time it takes for a plane to cover a distance above the ground it’s flying over. The max speed for a plane is it's operational limits, sure you can go faster. While technological advancements have become a mainstay in most aspects of everyday life over the years, commercial aircraft speeds have not really increased since the 1960s. With a couple of notable exceptions, commercial air travel has not become any faster since the beginning of the jet age. To go much faster you have to break the sound barrier, ramming through the air faster than it can get out of the way. Rather than travel first class on a commercial jet with the public, the rich can charter compact private planes that fly on. Passenger aircraft fly around 85% the speed of sound. But it's not designed to go at the limit or faster.

While technological advancements have become a mainstay in most aspects of everyday life over the years, commercial aircraft speeds have not really increased since the 1960s. Ground speed, as the name implies, is the amount of time it takes for a plane to cover a distance above the ground it’s flying over. Fuel efficiency is the main reason why commercial airplanes have not become faster in the last. Dreams of fast commercial airline travel recur every so often. The max speed for a plane is it's operational limits, sure you can go faster. But it's not designed to go at the limit or faster. Passenger aircraft fly around 85% the speed of sound. Rather than travel first class on a commercial jet with the public, the rich can charter compact private planes that fly on. To go much faster you have to break the sound barrier, ramming through the air faster than it can get out of the way. With a couple of notable exceptions, commercial air travel has not become any faster since the beginning of the jet age.

Richard Branson's new supersonic jet will fly 2X faster than the speed

Are Commercial Planes Getting Faster Fuel efficiency is the main reason why commercial airplanes have not become faster in the last. Passenger aircraft fly around 85% the speed of sound. Rather than travel first class on a commercial jet with the public, the rich can charter compact private planes that fly on. Ground speed, as the name implies, is the amount of time it takes for a plane to cover a distance above the ground it’s flying over. But it's not designed to go at the limit or faster. Dreams of fast commercial airline travel recur every so often. The max speed for a plane is it's operational limits, sure you can go faster. While technological advancements have become a mainstay in most aspects of everyday life over the years, commercial aircraft speeds have not really increased since the 1960s. To go much faster you have to break the sound barrier, ramming through the air faster than it can get out of the way. Fuel efficiency is the main reason why commercial airplanes have not become faster in the last. With a couple of notable exceptions, commercial air travel has not become any faster since the beginning of the jet age.