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Old Posted Dec 15, 2016, 7:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Steely Dan View Post
^ and both designs, despite massive government subsidies to prop them up, eventually flopped.
Yup. Too loud and guzzled fuel were too much to offset it's faster flight time. Not enough mega-rich passengers to keep it afloat.
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