"Flight reaches 801 mph as a furious jet stream packs record-breaking speeds"
Posted by
Chris in Tampa on 2/20/2019, 1:31 am
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/19/flight-reaches-mph-furious-jet-stream-packs-record-breaking-speeds/
"A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London peaked at a whopping 801 mph Monday evening 35,000 feet over Pennsylvania."
"It appears thats a record for the Boeing 787-9 twin jet, which in the past has flown at speeds up to 776 mph. The ordinary cruising speed of a Dreamliner is 561 mph, with a maximum propulsion of 587 mph. Any speed gained on top of that is thanks to Mother Natures helpful boost."
"The jet stream, the high-altitude air current along which storms travel, is furious. The river of air was clocked at more than 230 mph over Long Island on Monday. That measure comes from the 250 millibar pressure level, meaning it was at a height above 75 percent of the atmospheres mass. It sets the record for the fastest 250 millibar wind speed ever recorded over New York and, probably, the country."
"The jet stream in New York reached 231 mph."
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