Timeline for How can business jets cruise so fast?
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| Feb 17, 2023 at 15:01 | comment | added | sophit | @gnasher729: There's definitely a difference since after eight hours of flight much of the fuel has been burned and the airplane is lighter $\rightarrow$ less lift $\rightarrow$ less drag. So the maximum speed actually changes continuously. | |
| Feb 17, 2023 at 14:42 | comment | added | gnasher729 | Just wondering: Is there a large difference between "maximum speed" and "maximum speed over an eight hour period", for example? Like your engines, or your airplane, heating up at maximum speed? | |
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| Feb 17, 2023 at 7:07 | comment | added | sophit | @quietflyer: yes right, I meant almost all of the Cessna and Dassault, I'll correct that part, thanks 🖖 | |
| Feb 17, 2023 at 1:14 | comment | added | quiet flyer | PS re one of your comments above-- usage of "the" is flexible, there was nothing wrong with your usage especially for non-formal (lists etc) writing-- just saying-- | |
| Feb 17, 2023 at 1:11 | comment | added | quiet flyer | I'm confused about some points in this answer, especially first and third bullet points near end. Which jets are meant by "all of those..."? Seems like nearly all the business jets I see have significantly swept wings. | |
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| Feb 16, 2023 at 2:03 | comment | added | Nelson | The logistics for boarding a private jet is VERY fast. After being cleared to enter the airport (very quick and basic clearance), you can literally drive up to the plane, board, and take off. They don't care about scanning your bags because if you blow yourself up, it's your own plane. | |
| Feb 15, 2023 at 20:25 | comment | added | Mark Ransom | Just being able to avoid a connection would be a huge time saver, probably more than all the other items you mentioned. | |
| Feb 15, 2023 at 17:56 | comment | added | reirab | Yep, though that's more regional. All of the major airlines in the U.S. (including the regional airlines that operate under contract for the major carriers on short/thin routes) have stopped using them, for example, with Alaska (the airline, not the state) retiring their last Dash 8s this year. | |
| Feb 15, 2023 at 17:52 | comment | added | sophit | @psmears: thanks for the corrections, I'll never get the use of "the" 😅 | |
| Feb 15, 2023 at 17:47 | comment | added | sophit | @reirab: correct, that 0. something Mach more doesn't change anything for a flight of one hour, that's why many regional airplane are more efficient turboprops. | |
| Feb 15, 2023 at 17:34 | comment | added | reirab | Also worth noting that even 0.93 isn't really that much faster than most airliners designed for long-distance flight. The 747-400's MMO is 0.92, for example. 777-300ER is 0.89. It's more the narrowbody aircraft (designed primarily for relatively short flights) that have the lower MMOs (0.82 for 737 and A320, for example.) | |
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