[OC] Supersonic Inefficiency: Why the Concorde Was DecommissionedSubmitted by haboo213 t3_xtr2ft in dataisbeautiful
au-smurf t1_iqumyk0 wrote
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Several us airlines had orders for Concorde during development. Boeing were also developing a supersonic airliner. Before Concorde‘s maiden flights the US passed laws prohibiting supersonic flight over land, funnily enough around the time that Boeing gave up on their supersonic airliner (but that’s one for the tin foil hat crew). US airlines cancelled their orders because their main routes for the Concorde were going to be between the east and west coasts. I believe that the price per aircraft ballooned as well.
dpdxguy t1_iqv8lo9 wrote
>Boeing gave up on their supersonic airliner (but that’s one for the tin foil hat crew)
No foil needed. Development of the Boeing SST was funded in large part by the US government. The government killed the funding so Boeing killed the project.
au-smurf t1_iqxvgh6 wrote
Not the cancellation for tin foil hat crew, the laws re flying supersonic over land were passed around the same time.
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