Originally Posted by
s10an
I think you are wrong about that market going to cars. Maybe trains if they ever get a good rail system.
Not sure if I'm tired, but how did you get 8 minutes to fly 300 miles?
8 minutes at climb thrust TO GET TO FL190, its about 39min total flight time to the destination. That burns maybe 3500 pds hr, then at that point we cruise along at 2900/lb hour and 320 kts.