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Old 9th September 2013 | 19:25
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ExXB
 
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From: Confoederatio Helvetica
Here's Great Circle Mapper. Have fun.

Some aircraft, with the right loads, can do it today. But the law of diminishing returns also comes into play. In order to carry the fuel necessary you have to burn a lot of fuel getting it up to 40K feet. Economics 101 dictate that it will be a few more years before we see regular scheduled flights. I'd say at least 10, but that's a guess.
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