Speed of Concorde passenger SST

Speed of Concorde passenger SST (2,140 km/h)

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If Speed of Concorde passenger SST (2,140 km/h) was a standard unit ...

  • Speed of Earth's rotation around the Sun (107,000 km/h)...more would be 50 x Speed of Concorde passenger SST
  • Fastest speed attained by a propeller aircraft (870 km/h)...more would be 2/5 of Speed of Concorde passenger SST
  • Top speed of a Mallard duck in flight (105 km/h)...more would be 1/20 of Speed of Concorde passenger SST
  • Top speed of a California Sea Lion swimming (21.6 km/h)...more would be 1/100 of Speed of Concorde passenger SST
  • Top speed of a Komodo dragon (21 km/h)...more would be 1/100 of Speed of Concorde passenger SST

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