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Old Apr 8, 2019 | 8:21 am
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Originally Posted by Toshbaf
The 777 can probably fly supersonic but I would rather not be there. .
It can do it probably only once and will never fly again after that. Commercial airliners (besides the Concorde) are not build for supersonic flight. No idea what will break first but probably the elevators or even the wings. The air pressure which would build up under the wings during such high speeds would probably rip everything apart. There is a reason why supersonic jets have delta wings.
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