对于3,050海里(5,650公里)的伦敦至纽约航段,波音707的成本为13,750美元或每座位/海里3.04美分(按1971年美元计算),波音747为26,200美元或每座位/海里2.4美分,而协和号为14,250美元或每座位/海里4.5美分。[193] It should be noted however, that on a TransAtlantic flight, having a cruising speed of more...
Plane makes emergency landing after pilot dies on Turkish Airlines flight Related Topics: New York The museum said tours of the Concorde will resume from 4 April. Image:The jet was taken away for restoration in August last year. Pic: AP Image:The Intrepid Museum made part of the ...
Boeing has shelved its plans for the Sonic Cruiser, which was intended to fly just below the speed of sound, and other plans for sub-orbital aircraft are a lifetime away from realisation. Anyone over 40 should face it: if you don't have a ticket for Concorde on its final, futile ...
It was the XB-70 Valkyrie, an experimental plane developed for the US Air Force. Itsinaugural flight— 60 years ago in September 1964 — kicked off a golden era for supersonic aircraft. The plane would later achieve a speed of just over 2,000 miles per hour, nearly 50% faster than Co...