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2 passenger planes hit over 800 mph on recent flights due to strong winds. That's over 200 mph more than a typical plane ride.
The jetstream is something else?!! The jetstream was dicovered in World War Two, in high altitude flying bombers B-29's?!!
On Saturday, a Virgin Atlantic plane and a United Airlines plane reached speeds over 800 mph.
These are some of the highest-known recorded speeds for passenger flights.
Near record-breaking winds are to blame.
On Saturday, two flights arrived at their destinations early.
On Saturday, two flights arrived at their destinations early.
A Virgin Atlantic flight from DC to London landed 45 minutes ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, arrived in Lisbon 20 minutes early.
The passengers have strong winds to thank for that.
High-altitude winds over the Mid-Atlantic helped the planes surpass speeds of 800 mph, The Washington Post reported.
According to Simple Flying, passenger planes typically have a cruising speed of around 600 mph.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-passenger-planes-hit-over-155009611.html
So, you may be flying over the ground at 800 mph, but within the jetstream, the plane's airspeed is still Mach 0.85. You'll get to London faster, sure, because you're moving faster over the ground. But in airspeed, you're still quite subsonic.
The jetstream is something else?!! The jetstream was dicovered in World War Two, in high altitude flying bombers B-29's?!!
On Saturday, a Virgin Atlantic plane and a United Airlines plane reached speeds over 800 mph.
These are some of the highest-known recorded speeds for passenger flights.
Near record-breaking winds are to blame.
On Saturday, two flights arrived at their destinations early.
On Saturday, two flights arrived at their destinations early.
A Virgin Atlantic flight from DC to London landed 45 minutes ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, arrived in Lisbon 20 minutes early.
The passengers have strong winds to thank for that.
High-altitude winds over the Mid-Atlantic helped the planes surpass speeds of 800 mph, The Washington Post reported.
According to Simple Flying, passenger planes typically have a cruising speed of around 600 mph.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-passenger-planes-hit-over-155009611.html
So, you may be flying over the ground at 800 mph, but within the jetstream, the plane's airspeed is still Mach 0.85. You'll get to London faster, sure, because you're moving faster over the ground. But in airspeed, you're still quite subsonic.