Posted on 02/09/2020 3:27:05 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
With a little help from a massive tailwind, of course.
British Airways Boeing 747 traveled from New York to London in just four hours and 56 minutes, hitting a top ground speed of 825 miles per hour and setting a subsonic flight record for the route.
That 250+ mph tailwind meant that the 747s true airspeed was still below the speed of sound, but that doesnt take away from how incredible it is to get across the Atlantic in just over four hours.
It should be mentioned that while flight BA112 smashed the subsonic record, the fastest time from NYC to London was set by the engineering marvel, Concorde. The aircraft's top commercial flight hit speeds of 1,350 mph and accomplished the route in just two hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds.
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They had it all over us in terms of the charm of their vessel, however.
Yes. Ryan had a great arm! /J/K
The speedometer on my Mustang actually is labeled, from the factory, “GROUND SPEED”. Somebody with a sense of humor snuck that by...
Too bad the enviros killed that plane.
Sonic boom in the cabin.
I heard that story on Paul Harvey’s show in the early 80’s.
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