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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: ken in texas

Nice, wasn’t it ? Thanks!


41 posted on 12/22/2014 7:56:40 PM PST by jttpwalsh
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To: ClearCase_guy
I Can't Breathe!


42 posted on 12/23/2014 1:08:51 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: Karl Spooner

There’s gotta be a formula for that ;)


43 posted on 12/23/2014 1:14:14 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: TruthWillWin
Re: “Beijing to San Fran, took off 2PM, landed 9AM.”

You should fly Beijing to Las Vegas on Sundays.

You could watch all the early NFL games at the Beijing Airport, then bet all the winners when you get off the plane at 9AM in Vegas.

44 posted on 12/23/2014 1:26:28 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: freedumb2003
When that happened on the Twilight Zone the ended up time traveling. Just sayin’

Which helps explain why the SR-71 seemed so far ahead of its time - it never got all the way back to the future where it was originally invented...

45 posted on 12/23/2014 2:46:15 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: al baby

Thanks for the picture. One of my all time favorite episodes.


46 posted on 12/23/2014 7:57:06 AM PST by Moleman
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To: Zathras

Mine was from LA to Portland. The pilot actually apologized for getting us there an hour ahead of schedule.


47 posted on 12/23/2014 8:02:32 AM PST by shotgun
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To: Moleman

mine too


48 posted on 12/23/2014 8:06:26 AM PST by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Buy a tail wind is also a head wind. Going the other way might be a problem


49 posted on 12/23/2014 8:15:16 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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