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200+ MPH Jet Stream Screams Over Pacific Northwest
KOMONews.com ^ | 22 December 2014 | Scott Sistek

Posted on 12/22/2014 5:05:48 PM PST by zeestephen

The Monday morning reading out of Port Hardy, BC, Canada, reported a west wind of 188 knots (216 mph!) at about 33,000 feet. A check of the flight data on a Southwest Air flight showed ground speeds were over 700 mph at cruising altitudes. [Seattle to Denver, 1 hour 50 minutes!]

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To: zeestephen

I have been on flights returning to the U.S. from Asia via pacific and these strong tailwinds are no fun at all.


21 posted on 12/22/2014 5:35:41 PM PST by Principled (Government Slowdown using the budget process!)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

The SW Airlines flight was just 67mph short of the speed of sound. They would have to ride a lightning bolt to reach the speed of light. However, the sudden stop downward wouldn’t be worth it. Maybe the could catch a ground to cloud lightning bolt ride.


22 posted on 12/22/2014 5:35:49 PM PST by Sasparilla
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To: zeestephen

During WWII the jet stream was not well understood.

When B-29s began bombing Japan from high altitude, they were sometimes barely moving. Coming back of course was the opposite.

I think that is one reason they went to low altitude bombing.


23 posted on 12/22/2014 5:42:54 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: AU72

Nope. An aircraft In fight is part of the moving airmass. It is still flying the same Mach number no matter what the wind.


24 posted on 12/22/2014 5:42:55 PM PST by Tzfat
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To: jttpwalsh

But if you arrive too soon, and do not have a slot, you may circle until you meet your original slot.


25 posted on 12/22/2014 5:44:46 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (/s /s /s /s /s, my replies are "liberally" sprinkled with them behind every word and letter.!)
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To: zeestephen

26 posted on 12/22/2014 5:45:57 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: zeestephen

Flight 276 now arriving Gate 2...Gate 3...Gate 4...Gate 5...Gate 6....


27 posted on 12/22/2014 5:47:02 PM PST by WeatherGuy
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To: Larry Lucido

200 plus mph ? Texans did that in a Lingenfelter Corvette at the Texas Mile last year in Goliad.....:o)

http://youtu.be/ETh4_k_cSsg

Texas Mile....or as I like to call it, ....the passing lane !

Merry Christmas Larry ....


28 posted on 12/22/2014 5:48:09 PM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Doesn’t work with sound, either.


29 posted on 12/22/2014 5:48:29 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: WeatherGuy

“I just wanted to tell you both, Good Luck, we’re all counting on you.”


30 posted on 12/22/2014 5:49:31 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: jttpwalsh

On flight from Beijing to San Francisco on Friday 12/12. Took off at 2 PM, landed at SFO, 12/12 at 9 AM.


31 posted on 12/22/2014 5:53:43 PM PST by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: al baby

Thanks. I already have that bookmarked as well as the US ONLY WINDMAP.


32 posted on 12/22/2014 5:57:24 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Scrambler Bob

But if you arrive too soon, and do not have a slot, you may circle until you meet your original slot.


Thanks for your reply. That was the coolest part about this particular flight. They boarded us 45 minutes late, with no explanation. Everybody was grousing, it was this time of year, and most of us were going to visit family, for Christmas.

After we reached altitude, the Captain came on and announced “Does Santa have a present for you!”. The mood immediately lightened, when we learned the good news. We got to the gate 20 minutes early, to boot :)


33 posted on 12/22/2014 5:58:48 PM PST by jttpwalsh
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34 posted on 12/22/2014 5:59:39 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: TruthWillWin

That must have been some flight! Thanks for your reply.


35 posted on 12/22/2014 6:01:35 PM PST by jttpwalsh
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To: zeestephen

Denver to Seattle might take a bit longer.


36 posted on 12/22/2014 6:20:39 PM PST by SeaHawkFan
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To: jttpwalsh

Had the same thing once on a flight from LA to Boston. The pilot announced our ground speed and said he had never flown that fast before.


37 posted on 12/22/2014 7:48:22 PM PST by ken in texas
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To: TruthWillWin

19 hrs? What is the usual time?


38 posted on 12/22/2014 7:50:47 PM PST by deadrock (I am someone else.)
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To: TruthWillWin

Did the crew wake you to reset your watch as you passed the International Date Line?


39 posted on 12/22/2014 7:50:58 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: zeestephen
I wonder how that does with sequencing of flights.
40 posted on 12/22/2014 7:56:04 PM PST by SkyDancer
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