"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
01/12/2014 at 11:41 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
01/12/2014 at 11:41 • Filed to: Planelopnik | 0
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For the uninitiated, the "GS 658" means that if you drew a line to the ground from the plane, the spot would be doing 658 knots (757 MPH). This is being achieved because there's a tailwind of 175 knots! The arrow pointing up and the numbers above are the wind direction/speed.
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The Transporter
> Jayhawk Jake
01/12/2014 at 11:59 |
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Speaking of crazy winds aloft, the guy who did my checkride for my PPL had an idea for a new aeronautical record: first to fly from coast to coast backwards.
He'd get something like a Helio Courier and fly it into a sufficiently stiff headwind from the west and fly it at the minimum safe flying speed. It'd take weeks or probably even months to complete, there's no technical reason why it couldn't be done.
HammerheadFistpunch
> The Transporter
01/12/2014 at 12:05 |
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There is no logical reason for it TO be done. But He should definitely do it.
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The Transporter
> HammerheadFistpunch
01/12/2014 at 12:07 |
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Logic has nothing to do with these kinds of records.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Jayhawk Jake
01/12/2014 at 12:09 |
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its mach 1 at 39000 ~600 knots? He must be bordering just before transonic.
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The Transporter
> HammerheadFistpunch
01/12/2014 at 12:18 |
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Closer to 575 KTAS at that altitude. He's actually flying 483 KTAS, which puts him close to the trans-sonic regime, but he's still got plenty of wiggle room before things get really interesting.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> The Transporter
01/12/2014 at 12:20 |
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I dont know why I couldn't find the True air speed indicator...it was right there.
Grindintosecond
> Jayhawk Jake
01/12/2014 at 13:15 |
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Ive seen winds like that before. However when I saw it, it was a headwind of 177 knots. A ground speed of less than 300kts. was horrible. We were a bit late. There is a point where the wind as a percentage of your true airspeed determines the most efficient power setting. In this case, it was full power. Believe it or not that was the best "mpg" achievable.
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Jayhawk Jake
> Grindintosecond
01/12/2014 at 14:06 |
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Wow, that's rough
thebigbossyboss
> The Transporter
01/20/2014 at 21:28 |
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would it have fuel for that long??
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The Transporter
> thebigbossyboss
01/20/2014 at 23:57 |
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He wouldn't do it in one stint. It would take weeks or months to pull off that stunt.