Virgin Galactic's planned supersonic jet could shatter the Concorde's record commercial airline flight time from New York City to London.
's supersonic jet performs as well as expected, the company would easily break a long-standing transatlantic airline record., or about 2,300 miles per hour. Based on the estimated flight time of a Mach 3-capable aircraft, that means Virgin Galactic's jet would fly from New York City to London in about 2 hours.
That would shatter the current transatlantic commercial flight record, set by a British Airways supersonic Concorde jet in February 1996. That flight went from New York City to London in 2 hours, 52 minutes, 59 seconds — with the Concorde averaging 1,250 miles per hour, or about Mach 2.
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