I have always thought of it as the most beautiful aircraft. Are there any planes out of service that you miss? A: Recently I had the opportunity to fly on three s to Europe. It was a pleasure to experience one of the icons of aviation. The revolutionized air travel. I too will be sad to see them retired.
Facebook Twitter Email. Ask the Captain: Boeing is still the fastest passenger plane. A British Airways plane has broken the record for fastest subsonic flight—by going faster than the speed of sound. The flight from New York to London arrived almost two hours early after a flight lasting 4 hours and 56 minutes. British Airways also just narrowly beat two Virgin Airways flights that took one minute and three minutes longer, respectively.
What happened? Well, the jet stream was much more powerful than usual, blowing more than miles per hour mph and carrying the planes at that high ambient speed. On Friday, the Washington Post predicted the wildly fast flights and shared a thorough analysis. The Washington Post explains that storms closer to the north and south poles are larger and their force dissipates more quickly than storms at lower latitudes.
By the end of the weekend, the storm coming from Greenland, called Storm Ciara in the affected U. The top speed of the Boeing itself is about mph, and this flight maxed out at mph. To this day, I often listen to the title song, "Danger Zone," as my much slower commercial flights accelerate down the runway. While only military pilots get the thrill of regularly passing the speed of sound, large commercial planes regularly travel at speeds over mph. Here's what to know about the fastest airplanes commercial passengers can fly.
For current commercial airline passengers, the fastest way to get around is the Boeing i, with a top speed of nearly mph But with limited options, you may find yourself going just a little slower on a competing alternative.
The is one of the largest commercial aircraft ever built, and the Intercontinental i variant wins the race as the fastest commercial plane in service today. This plane is as tall as a six-story building with a top speed of Mach 0.
The i has a range of 7, nautical miles and a capacity of passengers. Unfortunately, it isn't the most accessible plane to catch a ride on, since the options are limited to Lufthansa, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Air China and Qatar Airways. A member of the same Boeing family, the is a behemoth that can catapult passengers across the world with a maximum speed of Mach 0.
With a maximum takeoff weight of , pounds, operating a plane of this size isn't cheap. So it is no surprise that the number of places you can fly on a is dwindling. The Airbus A superjumbo is the largest passenger aircraft in operation and has a front-to-back two-story design.
The A typically seats to passengers for trips over 9, miles. If filled to maximum capacity with one cabin class, it could potentially seat people. The A reaches speeds of Mach 0.
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