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Wait. That Virgin Galactic Concorde-like plane they want to build will only hold 9-19 people? So, a rich person plane -- (link)

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Aug 3 '20, 12:36

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https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1290369610412433409 (twitter.com)

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In the early days of Concorde, British Airways (then called BOAC) surveyed the passengers to see how the felt about the high ticket price... - howie Aug 3, 13:01 6
- hah! -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 3, 13:18
- Is there a link to that or is this from memory?? I'd love to read the full story. -- nm - David Aug 3, 13:07 3
  - I believe I saw that on a documentary about the Concorde. Sorry, I don't recall the title. (nm) - howie Aug 3, 13:22 2
    - Linky -- (link) - Dano Aug 3, 13:23 1
      - Thank you! -- nm - David Aug 3, 13:33
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 13:05
Yeah, the Concorde was 100% business class IIRC. This is meant for the rich / business travelers that will pay a premium for time -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 12:54
flying on the Concorde wasn't exactly cheap -- nm - JD Aug 3, 12:47
that's about the capacity of a G5...at 100x the cost -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 12:37 5
- A steal at any price! -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 12:41 4
  - nmbSpawn - I tried to tron it - but what is your favorite song off Folklore? -- nm - Epiphany-Sookie Sookie Aug 3, 12:45 3
    - nmbpippy - this -- (link) - Spawn Aug 3, 12:48 [Backboard] 2
      - thanks!! I'm getting to that one. The 1 was great. -- nm - Epiphany-Sookie Sookie Aug 3, 13:18 1
        
        That one is good and I like Tears Richochet and Mirrorball. - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 3, 15:29

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