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Old October 21st, 2007, 22:49   #17
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Default Re: Can business jets go supersonic?

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Originally Posted by NJA_Capt View Post
The Citation X and the G-V both went supersonic during certification testing. Neither are certified for supersonic flight. NASA also had a couple of old Lears the "accidentally" went supersonic.
Oh, trust me, I believe all these jets can go supersonic and most probably have during testing. The OP was asking about normal cruise with line pilots. We don't do it.
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