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To: Prospero

The figure that struck me was 655mph.My understanding is that commercial aircraft seldom exceed 525mph.I certainly could be wrong or the 655 is a misprint.

5 posted on 12/04/2012 8:09:20 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Benghazi: What Did Baraq Know And When Did He Know It?)

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To: Gay State Conservative

Usually fly faster than 525 mph.

For example, a typical flight from Dallas/Fort Worth en route to Madrid, Spain.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL36

21 posted on 12/04/2012 8:37:07 PM PST by Red Steel

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To: Gay State Conservative

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1146/history/20121204/1330Z/KIAH/KMSY/tracklog

This is a link to the flight log.

Topped out at 41k and 655 mph.

33 posted on 12/04/2012 9:33:31 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)

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To: Gay State Conservative

The figure that struck me was 655mph.My understanding is that commercial aircraft seldom exceed 525mph.I certainly could be wrong or the 655 is a misprint.

Was the figure air speed or ground speed? It was flying west to east, so couldn't there be a jet-stream pickup in the ground speed?

57 posted on 12/05/2012 7:22:06 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine

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