Originally Posted by
El Bunto
Despite that they didn't do very well considering the Challenger had flown the entire width of the country out of radio comms on the wrong frequency! It was heading to Dublin and was intercepted near Shrewsbury.
Might have to change their tactics if / when supersonic bizjets enter service... tailchases won't be so easy then.
Question: if an SSBJ could operate above controlled airspace ( say, FL700 ) would it still be subject to a ban on supersonic flight over populated areas?
Presumably it was routing to Dublin via Wallasey in which case 20min flying from Cardiff to Shewsbury can hardly be called 'the entire width of the country'.