Why are airplanes slowen than they used to be?
In 1996, a British Airways plane flew from New York to London in a record two hours and fifty-three minutes. Today, passengers flying the same route can spend as much as six hours in the air – twice as long. So why have commercial flights lagged behind in a world where everything seems to be going faster and faster? In this Ted Ed video, Alex Gendler describes in detail the problems facing supersonic flights.
Why are airplanes slowen than they used to be?, 2021 Alex Gendler TED-Ed production
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