Why are airplanes slower than they used to be? - Alex Gendler
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In 1996, a British Airways plane flew from New York to London in a record-breaking two hours and fifty-three minutes. Today, however, passengers flying the same route can expect to spend no less than six hours in the air — twice as long. So why, in a world where everything seems to be getting faster, have commercial flights lagged behind? Alex Gendler details the problems facing supersonic flight.
How might the energy efficiency of supersonic flights be avoided in the future?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Alex Gendler
- Director Michael Kalopaidis, Alexia Roider
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Jeanne Bornet
- Animator Maria Savva
- Art Director Jeanne Bornet
- Sound Designer Andreas Trachonitis
- Producer Zedem Media, Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
