The Future of Air Travel
It used to be that you could get on a Concorde jet and fly across the Atlantic ocean faster than the speed of sound, but what does the future hold for supersonic flight? Hosted by: Hank Green...
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Why can’t I just get on a plane and go from, like, Montana to London, in a couple hours? I just want to experience the thrill of zooming through the sky faster than the speed of sound? Well, if you flew on a Concorde jet back before they were grounded -- or you happen to be a fighter pilot -- then you’ve probably experienced faster-than-sound travel. And, some companies are looking to make supersonic flight a reality again, with new commercial planes that travel faster than the speed of sound. And someday, you might be able to fly over the Atlantic Ocean in an hour -- or even less. Problem is, most people don’t want to fly on a plane that feels like an out-of-control rocket. And there’s also the problem of faster-than-sound planes becoming ridiculou...
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Why can’t I just get on a plane and go from, like, Montana to London, in a couple hours? I just want to experience the thrill of zooming through the sky faster than the speed of sound? Well, if you flew on a Concorde jet back before they were grounded -- or you happen to be a fighter pilot -- then you’ve probably experienced faster-than-sound travel. And, some companies are looking to make supersonic flight a reality again, with new commercial planes that travel faster than the speed of sound. And someday, you might be able to fly over the Atlantic Ocean in an hour -- or even less. Problem is, most people don’t want to fly on a plane that feels like an out-of-control rocket. And there’s also the problem of faster-than-sound planes becoming ridiculou...
