Trump's Air Force One flight to London 'almost hit another jet' in plane crash near miss

Daily Express ^ | Wed, Sep 17, 2025 | Rebecca Perring

[mund1011]

But if both aircraft are doing around 500 miles per hour, they can close that 11 miles in about 90 seconds.

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To make it easier two aircraft both doing 500mph closing is like one doing 1000mph.
1000mph = 16.66 mi/min
11 miles would be covered in 11/16.66 = 0.66min = 39.6 sec

[SMARTY]

LOTS of spit and polish there!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

the closest the two jets came on converging paths was around 11 miles....

At 500 mph, AF1 can cover 11 miles in about a minute and a half. Add another plane converging...halve that.

[PIF]

Read the article. Spirit pilot knew it was AF1

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there is 0 in the story to indicate the airbus pilot knew

[PIF]

11 miles is a “near miss”? Really?
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near miss of planes traveling 300mph or 600mph combined - count the seconds to closing. did you get past 2?

[George from New England]

Subscribe at amazon becoming useless with constant price changing

[Psalm 73]

Thanks, man. I'm just awful at math.

(But I CAN balance a checkbook, something our politians can't seem to do).

[Jayster]

Retired ATC here.

This is fairly common where pilots don’t respond to traffic calls or just general instructions. Really bad with the various Asian airlines.

[RWGinger]

YOU read the article
It was ATC that knew it was AF1

[LouAvul]

Spirit Airlines PILOT needs to be investigated demoted to baggage handler!

[LouAvul]

AF1 has fighter jets escorting. The Spirit plane would have gone down in flames first.

[1Old Pro]

the New York controller gave one final warning to the Spirit crew: "Pay attention! Get off the iPad!"

If pilots are receiving these types of admonitions then they are a danger and should be fired.

[mikey_hates_everything]

I know that’s how it’s supposed to go but can’t help thinking the fighter pilot would keep giving the benefit of the doubt to a packed civilian aircraft until it was too late.

[kenmcg]

‘For two planes converging ad 400 Knots each, or 800 Knots total, 11 miles is less than 1 minute until they are on top of each other.’

Absolutely, thank you. Kudos to the air controller.

[Wuli]

The title of the article has the facts reversed.

The title: Trump’s Air Force One flight to London ‘almost hit another jet’ in plane crash near miss

Should have been: A Spirit Airlines flight almost hit Trump’s Air Force One in a plane crash near miss

[dfwgator]

A crash is a ‘near miss’.

‘Look, they almost missed.’

‘Yeah, but not quite.’

-George Carlin

[af_vet_1981]

Perhaps some extra seconds but …

An Airbus can cover 11 miles in approximately 10 to 11 seconds, 
as most jet airliners cruise at about 450 knots 
(approximately 518 mph or 740 ft/sec). 

[Jumpmaster]

“ Can’t find any non-enemedia live streaming.“

If you haven’t yet found RAV=Real America’s Voice, you aren’t trying.

[Repeal The 17th]

“...11 miles in approximately 10 to 11 seconds...”
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Check your math.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes they forgot to mention the F16 off each Wing. 😉