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Air India breaks record for world's longest flight
Air India breaks record for world's longest flight - by swapping direction of Delhi-San Francisco service
I find this article somewhat confusing as the great circle track DEL-SFO gives statute miles of 7,706. Is there some reason such as diplomatic clearances or enroute alternates why they would not fly the shortest time route over the pole, subject to winds? Great Circle Mapper |
Originally Posted by fireflybob
(Post 9551357)
Air India breaks record for world's longest flight - by swapping direction of Delhi-San Francisco service
I find this article somewhat confusing as the great circle track DEL-SFO gives statute miles of 7,706. Is there some reason such as diplomatic clearances or enroute alternates why they would not fly the shortest time route over the pole, subject to winds? Great Circle Mapper |
Originally Posted by fireflybob
(Post 9551357)
Air India breaks record for world's longest flight - by swapping direction of Delhi-San Francisco service
I find this article somewhat confusing as the great circle track DEL-SFO gives statute miles of 7,706. Is there some reason such as diplomatic clearances or enroute alternates why they would not fly the shortest time route over the pole, subject to winds? Great Circle Mapper |
Air India = Worlds longest flight.... mmm not a combination id savour.
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Air India = Worlds longest flight.
Are you sure? The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. The flight took off from Edwards Air Force Base's 15,000 foot (4,600 m) long runway in the Mojave Desert on December 14, 1986, and ended 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds later on December 23, setting a flight endurance record. The aircraft flew westerly 26,366 statute miles (42,432 km; |
It's wonderful that the kids in PR do not understand the importance of adding the word 'commercial' into their headline. Or was it simply a proving / PR flight and not going to be the standard route?
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Greater distance, faster flight time. Taking advantage of easterly jet-streams after receiving regulatory permission to fly the faster route. Flightradar24 have a full blog post explaining the story.
https://blog.flightradar24.com/blog/...-of-tailwinds/ |
Explanation here:
AI 173: World’s longest all-women operated flight is ready for take off With International Women’s Day round the corner, India’s national carrier airline, Air India, is all set to make history. Celebrating the power of women, the flight AI 173 that’ll take the non-stop Delhi-San Francisco route will set a record for being the world’s longest all-women operated and supported flight. The flight that departs from New Delhi on March 6 at 0235 hrs will land in San Francisco at 0600 hrs, having covered 17 long hours. I'll get my coat ... |
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