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		NegativeLatency 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boom XB-1 First Supersonic Flight [video] No, you can kinda tell by the planes shape how fast it can go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_rule Certainly they're fast, wikipedia says the the G650 can get to mach 0.9, but it's called the sound barrier for a reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_barrier

dylan604 6 months ago [–]

That makes sense. I've known that private jets fly faster than typical commercial jets as well as flying at higher altitude.

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