Optimum speed varies with route length, direction and stage distance; on North Atlantic route favorable block speeds from timetable point of view are 200 mph and 600 mph, while supersonic airliners should cruise at over 1400 mph; higher speeds result in lower aircraft utilization but production of capacity-ton-miles is considerably increased.
Speed of transport aircraft -- Analysis of transatlantic requirements
Shell Aviation News
Shell Aviation News ; n 226
1957
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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