Transatlantic flights flew over 800 mph after freezing weather juiced the jet stream
At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...
Intense jet stream has planes moving faster than the speed of sound on flights bound for Europe
The planes didn’t break the sound barrier because it was the air moving them so quickly, not their engines. The report ...
The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
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Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
WASHINGTON - In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 ...
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Jet stream shift brings gloom to Northern Europe in December
The pronounced variability, common in Europe’s winter months, was driven by an unusually northerly jet stream that shifted weather patterns, resulting in stark regional contrasts. Northern ...
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Europe-bound planes reach high speeds of over 1,200km/h due to 'extreme' jet stream winds
One British Airways flight travelling from the US to Portugal reached a ground speed of 1,344km/h as it caught a lift from ...
The Taipei Times11d
Winds of up to 33,000kph detected on distant planet
In Earth’s upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 442kph, but they ...
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Europe-bound planes reach high speeds of over 1,200km/h due to 'extreme' jet stream winds
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