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Sonic Cruiser Returns, Quietly
You thought the Sonic Cruiser was dead -- sacrificed more than nine years ago for the 787-yielding Super Efficient. (www.flightglobal.com) Altro...
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I wonder what at what speed that airplane is most efficient. As it said, at its normal speed, there would be a lot of extra drag due to approaching the sound barrier. Would it be more efficient at say, mach .85, and if so, what would the fuel burn be? I know that probably nobody here has an idea, I'm just curious to know whether if at normal (say, Mach .85) speed, it would be more or less efficient than a conventional similarly-sized aircraft. Then of course you could always fly it much faster if you needed to for some reason.
Ba assured that this machine will be more efficient over M1. Ya casnnot design it any other way unless they are usin some kinda secret propulsion sysytem.
Looks alot like an up-sized Beriev Be-200 with a more blended and further aft wing.
There is not a huge significant flight time from .85 to .98. Now if it was supersonic and economical - now that would be worth it.
