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> Also, this is the only time I've ever gone faster than 1,250 Km/h groundspeed in a regular jet Wow! How fast was the air flying? I.e., how close were you to
by Bromskloss 9y ago
> Also, this is the only time I've ever gone faster than 1,250 Km/h groundspeed in a regular jet
Wow! How fast was the air flying? I.e., how close were you to supersonic airspeed?
- syassami 9y agoNot OP, but here's a photo of a 167mph tailwind from HK -> SF https://imgur.com/a/PHCiD https://imgur.com/a/PHCiD groundspeed was 751mph! Aboard a 747 too
- valesco 9y agoNot closer than usual I'd say, it is just the volume of air the plane is flying in that moves over the ground. Like moving an aquarium in a car with fishes calmly swimming inside.
- jacquesm 9y agoJust as far away as usual. Airspeed was quite normal, it was the tailwind that did it and that just gets added to your airspeed. Mach .92 is Vne, I don't think any responsible airline pilot would want to test the limit on that one.