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Transatlantic airplanes are flying at the ‘speed of sound’ right now. Here’s why
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoStrong jet streams across the Atlantic are seeing passenger airplanes knock more than an hour off...
Mighty Wind Propels Commercial Jets Faster Than Speed of Sound
Futurism via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJet Set A massive jet stream formed over the mid-Atlantic region this past weekend, pushing...
Maverick Would Have Been Smooshed If He Jumped From That Plane, Says Neil deGrasse Tyson
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNeil deGrasse Tyson Debunks Top Gun Mach 10 StuntSkydance - Paramount Neil deGrasse Tyson commented...
Some flights are hitting 800 mph due to high winds —and landing early
CBS News via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoNear record wind speeds resulted in multiple international flights over the weekend exceeding 800...
2 passenger planes surpassed 800 mph on recent flights with strong winds. That's over 200 mph faster...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA United Airlines Boeing 787.JanValls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images On Saturday, a Virgin...
Here's what happens during a sonic boom
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTwo US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons.US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz A sonic boom is the loud noise that results when something breaks...
Craig Breedlove, First to Drive 500, 600 MPH, Dies at 86
Autoweek via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCraig Breedlove, First to Drive 500, 600 MPH, DiesRobert Beck - Getty Images Craig Breedlove, the...
How a Virgin Atlantic flight accidentally went faster than the speed of sound
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoExtremely strong winds high above the Atlantic pushed commercial flights close to record-breaking...
Take a look at the silent X-59 aircraft, NASA's experimental attempt at creating a supersonic jet...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe experimental quiet supersonic aircraft X-59.Lockheed Martin/Garry Tice/Handout via REUTERS NASA...
International flights recently clocked speeds over 800 mph, propelled by record winds
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSome passengers aboard international flights arrived at their destinations earlier than expected...