From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Just this Friday, JF Mezei puzzled about:   
   > On 2021-10-15 16:35, Snidely wrote:   
   >   
   >> Based on the difference in wing and body shape, I'm going to say "Mach   
   >> 2, but maybe not even Mach 3".  The Concorde has a /lot/ of surface   
   >> area.  Much more than the Mach 2 F-104 Starfighter.   
   >   
   >   
   > Concorde carries 100 passengers. A military fighter carries one or maybe   
   > 2.  So obviously, you need bigger wings to generate more lift as you   
   > carrier bigger load.   
      
   And bigger wings mean more drag, which means more heating.  Does drag   
   got up as V-squared?  Is the Concorde made out of vanadium?   
      
   /dps   
      
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