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Supersonic
planes could return to the
before the end of this decade. Supersonic means faster than the speed of sound. The speed of sound is Mach 1, which is 1,234.8kph. The US
United Airlines has
to buy 15 supersonic
from a company called Boom Supersonic. The planes will fly up to 88 passengers in an all-business
service. They will fly at a top
of Mach 1.7. This is 2,099kph. Most modern passenger jets have a cruising speed of
over 1,000kph. The new planes could greatly cut the
it takes to fly around the world. Passengers could fly from London to New York in under four hours. It currently takes around 7 1/2 hours to do that
.