DaveCT2003 2553 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Here is a great one for discussion! https://www.foxnews.com/travel/jet-stream-helps-flight-reach-801-mph-breaks-speed-of-sound and/or https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/airlines/a26413613/jet-stream-virgin-flight-801-mph/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emi 5161 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Note the keyword here is "miles per hour". 801mph is "just" 696kt. Record for the 747 is 752kt GS https://groundspeedrecords.com/wof-top-3/?aircraft-manufacturer=Boeing&wpvaircraftmodel=b747-400&term_id=432 Also note how many Airbusses already made it through the 700kt barrier: https://groundspeedrecords.com/top-3-models/?terms-filter=14&aircraft-manufacturer=Airbus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveCT2003 2553 Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Emanuel Hagen said: Note the keyword here is "miles per hour". 801mph is "just" 696kt. Record for the 747 is 752kt GS https://groundspeedrecords.com/wof-top-3/?aircraft-manufacturer=Boeing&wpvaircraftmodel=b747-400&term_id=432 Also note how many Airbusses already made it through the 700kt barrier: https://groundspeedrecords.com/top-3-models/?terms-filter=14&aircraft-manufacturer=Airbus Absolutely. You know it's about that jet stream! Still, that ground speed is really something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emi 5161 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, DaveCT2003 said: Absolutely. You know it's about that jet stream! Still, that ground speed is really something! Indeed it is, my record so far is "just" 636kt and we had to push it to M.80 for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted February 20, 2019 Aerosoft Share Posted February 20, 2019 And you 'forget' to set the correct CI on those flights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kunde 48 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 vor 56 Minuten, Mathijs Kok sagte: And you 'forget' to set the correct CI on those flights? Remember: at tailwind you have to take care not to come into a stall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aharon 464 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 So, some airline plane flew 800 mph across Atlantic or over America at 200 mph tail wind. I would have hated to be going the other direction. Smiling Regards, Aharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveCT2003 2553 Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Aharon said: So, some airline plane flew 800 mph across Atlantic or over America at 200 mph tail wind. I would have hated to be going the other direction. Smiling Regards, Aharon That was the first thought that came to me as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kunde 48 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yeah, that's the problem: in one direction you always fly against the earth rotation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emi 5161 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Mathijs Kok said: And you 'forget' to set the correct CI on those flights? I don't know what hit me there, somehow the A/T went into MCP SPD and the MCP window opened up at these speeds. Strange coincidences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kunde 48 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace_RB 41 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I once read that the upper air winds over Japan and Kamchatka can create the fastest tailwinds in the world. I wonder if any of you have heard that? Anyway, I have been flying over the U.S. lately, and encountered some really high winds. Last night I was flying over Oklahoma (KMCI to KDFW) and had 120 knot headwinds. I think the highest A318/319/320/321 ground speed I have seen so far is about 610 in recent memory. I'm sure in all my years of flight sim, that I have beaten that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo 146 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Please login to display this image. This is my personal record, it's not much but there is a photo to prove it, ( not the best quality BTW ).... LOL .... (A-320 CEO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_ 8 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I'd have hated passing into and out of jetstreams that strong. They can make for some pretty intense turbulence along their boundaries. On 20.2.2019 at 19:41, Aharon sagte: I would have hated to be going the other direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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