Groundspeed Records
 

Hi all,

I’ve just started a new website about “Commercial Aircraft Groundspeed Records”.
It contains a database of most common aircraft and it’s current “Groundspeed Record” caught on camera.

Ever had that feeling of having that perfect tailwind resulting in such a high groundspeed that you were thinking: "I wonder if anyone has ever flown this fast?"
Well, this is the way to find out!

Take a picture of that special moment and share it with us so we can all enjoy it.

We’ll put it into a database together with some more information, maybe even a personal note of yourself about that day, and let's see when (or if) anyone will ever be able to improve your speed record.

Check it out at http://www.speedrecords.tk

Enjoy,
Whisky

Go and ask 18-wheeler, I'm sure he will be able to help you. http://64.207.13.28/mysmilies/otn/realhappy/biggrin.gif

Hard to beat Ryanair taxiing to/from the gate.:eek:

Great idea for a website! Let's hope people get their digital cameras out and submit the pics!

Thanks Whisky, the website is great. It'll be even better when more of the blank spaces get filled in.

If someone betters an earlier record, will it be possible to show the best 3 or 4 for each aircraft type, so we don't lose the history ?

Also, would anyone like to see the MINIMUM ground speed records (at cruise) as well ? Anyone unfortunate enough to be pushing into a 150 kt head wind would have plenty of time to take a pic !!

Thanks for the positive comments guys, great to hear that you all like it.

Yes Specnut, I was thinking about showing the top 3 or so per type. It would be fun if the guys would sent some more information together with the pictures as well, like some have done already. Should be great reading material.
We'll see what we can come up with all together.

And yes, there are to many empty spaces at the moment. Therefore I would like to ask you all, if you have a picture of your instruments where the groundspeed is readable, even when it is nothing spectaculair, to sent those pictures in as well, just to make a start.

Come on guys!!

Greetings,
Whisky

p.s. If someone has pictures, like Specnut mentions, of mega headwinds, feel free to sent them as well. I'll create a special page for those pictures..... that's gonna be fun. ;)

I've had 220kts in an Islander. That was a radar g/s. Don't suppose I'll be so fortunate again...

188kts in a Robin DR400 -Gloucester -Elstree in thirty minutes, probably ten of those minutes on finals!!

DOC

No picture but 256 knots on descent with a 30kt tailwind in a Cessna 402!

Is descent ok? You never mentioned that it had to be at cruise.

What about DHC-2,-3,-4,-5,-6 . Had 180KTS in an Otter at 1000 FT level and the same in a C206 . Also 270kts in a C90 on Decent but cant back up with Photos.


Good Idea

Good for Big Iron drivers

Regards
Sheep

728 knots, FUK-NRT, Tristar -500 (.84IMN), FL410

412 kt YYZ - YZV G159 FL270.
The boss came up front, took a look at the DME and said we'd have no need of our Hawker as long as we could keep the G1 going eastbound.

605 Kts in a Lear 24B Monterey to Tucson @ .80M FL390.

401 Knots Ground Speed in a B1900D.

Sector was Roma to Brisbane at FL250. I think the schedule allowed 60 minutes block to block and we did it in 42 minutes.

Going out there was a bit annoying, though! :*

600 knots in a Lear Jet 23 eastbound over Winslow, Arizona at FL 41.0
:cool:

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600 knots in a Lear Jet 23 eastbound over Winslow, Arizona at FL 41.0

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600 kts at 4100ft... That's not bad going, even for a Lear!!;)

210kts G/S for an IAS of 120kts at 1500ft on traffic patrol...:cool:

Out of Narita to Nadi in Fiji, just at top of climb we hit 698kts G/S.
It made up for the 330kts G/S on the way in! :D

Anyway, here's the fastest I've gone in level flight in anything -
http://www.billzilla.org/reallyhighmach.jpg

Mach 0.915, hand flown whilst taking the picture. The plane started to nod up & down slowly past about 0.9 odd ....

Jeez eyeinthesky - what the hell were you following!
It didn't have a Mr Schumacher driving I suppose?

Just a windy day around ol' London Town:D

G/S was about 45 kts coming back!

Groundspeed
 

701 knots enroute CLE-LGW B757-200, returning the next day our initial groundspeed was 270kts at FL350 lots of 'insufficient fuel' messages!