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| Oct 14, 2022 at 21:29 | comment | added | nasch | @JanHudec apparently the best is around Mach 1.5: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercruise#Military_use | |
| Oct 14, 2022 at 20:26 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | It is important to note though that the Concorde cruised a lot faster than any fighter jet (only SR-71 cruised faster but that is not a fighter). Most fighter jets don't cruise supersonic at all (supersonic flight requires continuous afterburner, which uses too much fuel for long flight) and the best is around Mach 1.2. Compared to Concorde around Mach 2. | |
| Oct 14, 2022 at 16:32 | history | edited | user3067860 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2022 at 14:51 | comment | added | Bianfable | On supersonic flights Concorde can only stay in the air for 3½ to 4 hours. It'll burn about 80 t of fuel in that time, so refueling will take quite a while. 25 h airborne for 33 h total time seem reasonable to me. | |
| Oct 14, 2022 at 14:44 | history | answered | user3067860 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |