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To: sukhoi-30mki
If only Boeing had proceeded with their proposed SST (Boeing 2707), that magnificent plane had a projected cruising speed of 2900 mph, what a plane!

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3 posted on 11/19/2015 4:38:25 AM PST by mkjessup (Trump & Cruz are the ONLY candidates to which we can trust America's security.)
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To: mkjessup
If only Boeing had proceeded with their proposed SST (Boeing 2707), that magnificent plane had a projected cruising speed of 2900 mph, what a plane!

2707 SST had a projected cruise speed of 2900 km/h, not 2900 mph. Still, that's 1800 mph - three times faster than today's jetliners.
11 posted on 11/19/2015 4:53:40 AM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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