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| Jun 24, 2017 at 20:05 | comment | added | Peter Kämpf | No, the highest cruising speed of any airliner was that of the VC-10, at Mach 0.89. Business jets go even up to Mach 0.935. | |
| Jun 24, 2017 at 3:10 | comment | added | J W | This information is incorrect if by "the sound barrier" you mean Mach 1.0 true airspeed. The aircraft you mention have Maximum Mach Numbers (Mmo) of less than the speed of sound. It is true that local flow plays a significant role in limiting max speed. | |
| Jun 24, 2017 at 0:51 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jun 24, 2017 at 0:48 | history | answered | psikogeek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |