Posted on 04/08/2021 6:40:49 PM PDT by Rummyfan
President Joe Biden has caused confusion after predicting some commercial airplanes could fly at speeds of up to 21,000 miles per hour in the next 10 years, faster than the hypersonic weapons under development by the military.
“We’re going to talk about commercial aircraft flying at subsonic speeds, supersonic speeds, be able to figuratively, if you may, if we decide to do it, be able to traverse the world in an hour, travel at 21,000 miles an hour," Biden said.
The White House has yet to clarify Biden's comments, made during a Wednesday address aimed at promoting his $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs spending package.
The speed of 21,000 miles an hour roughly equates to Mach 28, or 28 times the speed of sound.
In comparison, the new AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, which failed to detach from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber during a U.S. Air Force test launch this week in California, is designed to reach up to Mach 5. The Army and Navy are developing similar ground- and sea-launched hypersonic weapons.
The fastest commercial airplane flies at less than Mach 1.
Some companies, such as Boeing, have been working since 2018 on aircraft that could travel up to Mach 5. Those airliners may not be realized until “before the end of the decade," at least according to rival Aerion, which is exploring its own options.
During his speech Wednesday, Biden pitched his "American Jobs Plan" as a proposal that could help the nation "build for tomorrow."
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I would never question Biden's command of the facts and the numbers. After all, he was in the Senate for 120 years. Or was it 150?
Poor bird.
25 minutes and a runway that spans the whole continent.
Maybe it will be like the stop during Ludicrous Speed in Spaceballs.
*All the way to the scene of the crash.
Yeah, and they’ll be electric... (snort)
I was going to say...wtaf....but then realized that this is our selected president and hes always been like this. this is no surprise at all. none of it is. this whole democrat lie is the new truth. fk it.
Yes, solar powered. 😁
Suborbital flights have been theorized as a faster way to travel, but I don’t recall even that boasting these “Biden says” speeds.
LOL!
I forgot that.
“They’ve gone to plaid”
;D
What happens when it gets dark?
So 10,000 planes in the air at any one time traveling at 21,000 miles per hour...I mean what could go wrong? I’m sure there would be plenty of reaction time to avert major disasters.
Feeble POS. I sincerely hope his final days are painful and humiliating, for him and his corrupt family. I can’t adequately describe the contempt I have for this tyrant.
Don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel about him.
They might be able to fly at that speed, but the fuel necessary to do so for any decent fration of distance will be a big range limiter.
But I tend to think Biden wandered off script on this one....
LOL. What do you mean, I was holding back.
My flight instructor warned me:
Lower your nose.
This is fine with me so long as 50% of the aircraft are piloted by women and minorities.
Air traffic controllers will be provided large doses of amphetamines and strong coffee at the start of their shifts. Speed freaks will be in high demand.
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