Comment Re:I think Boom will eat their lunch. (Score 5, Interesting) 77
Its a question of where you can fly.
Sure, there are international over ocean flights, but there are so many more continental flights.
And with flights going faster, then you can fly less planes because the same plane can cover more flights per day. I expect any flight under two hours, would be the last to be replaced with supersonic planes. But NY to LA in 3 hours instead of 6. Yup that would happen fast.
I bet the moment Lockheed proves this out, I will bet that Boeing starts to take a serious look at this. And Boeing makes lots of airplanes. They are back ordered for the 737Max for the next eight to ten years. If Boeing said to the major carriers - We have a replacement for the 737Max that can go supersonic and is legal for the continental US, it would sell, and it would sell like hotcakes.
It would sell for a simple reason: One of the carriers would advertise: "NY to LA in three hours, unlike the competition. You don't want to be wrecked by jet lag do you?" and the rest of the carriers would have to follow.
Sure, there are international over ocean flights, but there are so many more continental flights.
And with flights going faster, then you can fly less planes because the same plane can cover more flights per day. I expect any flight under two hours, would be the last to be replaced with supersonic planes. But NY to LA in 3 hours instead of 6. Yup that would happen fast.
I bet the moment Lockheed proves this out, I will bet that Boeing starts to take a serious look at this. And Boeing makes lots of airplanes. They are back ordered for the 737Max for the next eight to ten years. If Boeing said to the major carriers - We have a replacement for the 737Max that can go supersonic and is legal for the continental US, it would sell, and it would sell like hotcakes.
It would sell for a simple reason: One of the carriers would advertise: "NY to LA in three hours, unlike the competition. You don't want to be wrecked by jet lag do you?" and the rest of the carriers would have to follow.