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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

23rd Feb 2019, 00:58

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Tail wind tall tale?

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Posted By GordonR_Cape

Murphy's Law. If the tail wind speed equals your...

Murphy's Law. If the tail wind speed equals your airspeed, you will get there in exactly half the normal time. If the head wind speed equals your airspeed, the flight will take infinitely long...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

5th Jan 2019, 07:53

Replies: 24

Tail wind tall tale?

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Posted By GordonR_Cape

I did a quick flip through some flight tracks on...

I did a quick flip through some flight tracks on 1Jan, and the fastest I could find was a B787 LAX-LHR. Peak ground speed was 735mph, with a filed speed of 564mph, giving a tail wind of about 171mph....

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

3rd Jan 2019, 22:47

Replies: 24

Tail wind tall tale?

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Posted By GordonR_Cape

There is currently (Thurs 3rd) an area of 160kt...

There is currently (Thurs 3rd) an area of 160kt jet stream winds positioned over the north-east USA. This would have been positoned over the center of the country previously.

Weather model charts...

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