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Flight reaches 801 mph as a furious jet stream packs record-breaking speeds
A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London peaked at a whopping 801 mph Monday evening 35,000 feet over Pennsylvania. (www.washingtonpost.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I feel the need, the need for speed!
It was pretty brutal heading west on I 80 too!ð«
I’m wondering, why the plane didn’t remain in the “jet streak”?. I mean, is it for technical and aerodynamic reasons or because civil aircraft are not allowed to fly that fast?
At some point you need to leave that wonderful tailwind to land at your destination or it may go one way and you have to go another. Aerodynamically, the plane doesn't know or care what the wind is so pilots try to find the least headwind or most tailwind during flights. The only speed limit up there for civilian aircraft is mach 1 or the speed of sound in true airspeed in still air. There are no limits on the speed you can have across the ground due to favorable winds.
I hope that helps.
I hope that helps.
Well done, Bill
Thanks for the explanation sir.