Originally Posted by
deniah
well the speed of landcraft havent changed much either. its governed by basically engine power vs aero resistance and theres not a magical but practical hull shape they havent discovered.
theres only so much that can be done to defeat physics
what they have done is made planes lighter and engines more efficient which helps with fuel consumption...on top of reliability, smoothness, etc
Of course they have. The Ferrari Daytona had a top speed of 174 mph. The Veyron can reach speeds of 268. It's nonsense to suggest cars haven't gotten faster since the 60s.
On the other hand, as pinniped points out above, aircraft have gotten slower!