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New York flight goes SUPERSONIC
A plane flying from New York to London Heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting caught up in a powerhouse jet stream. British Airways Flight 114, a Boeing 777-200 jet, took off from JFK at 10.50pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), and landed at 9.06am local time at London Heathrow. (www.dailymail.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I'm not sure why this is news, this has been happening quite a bit recently, with the jetstream being where it is. I've seen quite a few planes grounding over 1200 km/h crossing the Atlantic. (Eastbound of course)
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Passenger Flight Almost Reaches Supersonic Speed
A British Airways flight almost reached supersonic speeds as it zoomed from New York's JFK Airport to London's Heathrow in just five hours and 16 minutes, arriving 90 minutes before it was scheduled.
http://www.newser.com/story/201156/passenger-flight-nearly-breaks-sound-barrier.html
Passenger Flight Almost Reaches Supersonic Speed
A British Airways flight almost reached supersonic speeds as it zoomed from New York's JFK Airport to London's Heathrow in just five hours and 16 minutes, arriving 90 minutes before it was scheduled.
http://www.newser.com/story/201156/passenger-flight-nearly-breaks-sound-barrier.html
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Transatlantic flight nears supersonic speeds
Transatlantic passengers taking the JFK to Heathrow red-eye got a helpful boost from stronger-than-average winds, reaching near-supersonic speeds and cutting 90 minutes off the scheduled flight time.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/12/travel/new-york-london-record-flight-time/index.html
Transatlantic flight nears supersonic speeds
Transatlantic passengers taking the JFK to Heathrow red-eye got a helpful boost from stronger-than-average winds, reaching near-supersonic speeds and cutting 90 minutes off the scheduled flight time.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/12/travel/new-york-london-record-flight-time/index.html
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British Airways Transatlantic flight nears supersonic speeds
The British Airways Boeing 777-200 made the New York-London route in five hours, 16 minutes last Wednesday, and reached ground speeds of up to 1200 km/h (745 mph), riding a powerful jet stream of up to 322 km/h (200 mph) tailwinds. Here is the FlightAware page: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW114/history/20150108/0230Z/KJFK/EGLL
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/12/travel/new-york-london-record-flight-time/
British Airways Transatlantic flight nears supersonic speeds
The British Airways Boeing 777-200 made the New York-London route in five hours, 16 minutes last Wednesday, and reached ground speeds of up to 1200 km/h (745 mph), riding a powerful jet stream of up to 322 km/h (200 mph) tailwinds. Here is the FlightAware page: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW114/history/20150108/0230Z/KJFK/EGLL
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/12/travel/new-york-london-record-flight-time/
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Near supersonic speed: Boeing 777 catches jet stream, makes London-NY in 5 hours
A British Airways flight traveling from New York to London Heathrow broke a record as it approached the speed of sound after riding a powerful jet stream, making the journey in just over 5 hours.
http://rt.com/news/221559-boeing-supersonic-heathrow-airplane/
Near supersonic speed: Boeing 777 catches jet stream, makes London-NY in 5 hours
A British Airways flight traveling from New York to London Heathrow broke a record as it approached the speed of sound after riding a powerful jet stream, making the journey in just over 5 hours.
http://rt.com/news/221559-boeing-supersonic-heathrow-airplane/
Thanks for the negatives, I was just reporting what King 5 News reported. Hope you find some meaning in your life.
Wonder why it made news looks about the same but they said it was a record ??