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Old Mar 28, 2016, 9:27 am
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Originally Posted by steveo
I always figured they could make a killing doing LAX-NYC flights this way, of course they would need to deal with the noise issues. Lets say I could leave at 9 am, arrive in LA at 7 am. Could leave LA at 3 pm, and be home by 7 pm, that would be a great deal!
You'll probably to hitch a ride in the back seat of a Blackbird to get that kind of speed! AFAIK, it's still the only manned jet (that we know of) to go coast-to-coast in 59 minutes.
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