Comments by "John Dwyer" (@pup1008) on "Vox" channel.

I think the problem the plane had was in an area most airlines make most of their money - Cargo. The plane was not designed to really carry any cargo. As for routes you really need high worth business travellers & outside of Europe that would really mean either the New York in the States or possibly now some of the Asian routes, in particular China, which wouldn't have been a factor when operations ceased. End of the day as with all human endeavour, if there's money to be made someone would make it! the UK government was really financing the enterprise & has a duty of care to the tax payers.
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Why?
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@Miskeeter2025 Yes of course Sonic booms can travel across land that you have to be in close proximity to them to hear them. Concorde used to accelerate out over the Atlantic so nobody did hear them in fact people used to go out in boats just to hear that sonic boom!
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Yeah that's right but the American government wouldn't let the plane fly across America. It would only allow it to fly out of Eastern coastal airports.
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@Miskeeter2025 I hear ya but I suppose if you were flying from say LA to Heathrow you would have to do about half of the trip (across the States) at subsonic speed which sort of defeats the purpose of the plane. The 747 can cruise within 30 or 40 mph of the sound barrier. I think with the seats people put up with that. Bit like when you get in a sports car the seats & set up of the car can be quite uncomfortable but you offset that against n the adrenaline rush!
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And beautiful!
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