[BlandDuck]

Look at the bright side, at least flights today are still as fast as 60 years ago.

For trains, you would be hard pressed to find a route that is not significantly slower today than 60 years ago.

[lqet]

> For trains, you would be hard pressed to find a route that is not significantly slower today than 60 years ago.

It took 64 years (until 1997) to again reach the 1933 speed of the Flying Hamburger [0] - 138 minutes from Hamburg to Berlin. Trains today need about 115 minutes.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRG_Class_SVT_877

[idlewords]

They are not; the 707 flew noticeably faster than modern airliners (525 knots cruise, compare to 485 knots for the Boeing 787).

[jjk166]

Max cruising speed of 707-121 was 593 mph at 30,000 ft. Max Crusing speed of 787 is 593 mph at 35,000 ft.

[WalterBright]

The cruise speed is selected for maximum fuel efficiency. The airplanes can fly faster, and do under special circumstances.

Your gas car's maximally efficient speed is about 35 mph.

[blks]

For USA, that is. In Europe speed has increased drastically.