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[jontysafe]

Just landed back from Orlando on a BA operated 777, speed reading on moving map at one point was 734mph with a 187mph tailwind. Knocked the journey down to just over 6 hrs, result!! Is this sort of speed normal?

[Wheelrepairit]

Highish, but fairly normal.

[tuffer]

You were just behind me then.....Just landed back from Dubai on a BA 777. New format one with the latest seats and entertainment system (not that I used it as I was unconscious before take off). Nice kite but I still prefer 4 engines.

[nevgroom]

jontysafe said:

Just landed back from Orlando on a BA operated 777, speed reading on moving map at one point was 734mph with a 187mph tailwind. Knocked the journey down to just over 6 hrs, result!! Is this sort of speed normal?

Ground speed = 734, Air speed = approx 547. Stated cruising speed is 560mph spo about normal - That tailwind was a good one though, just over 6 hours is pretty neat!!

[jontysafe]

Thanks for the replies. Have any Boeings or Airbuses ever got near the speed of sound?

Landed Gatwick and now Athens bound from Heathrow, exhausted!

[markmullen]

I was on a BA 777 out of JFK a few years ago with 200mph windspeeds and you could hear the pilot throttling it back, we made up a 45 minute delay and landed so early into LHR they had to shut the engines town and be towed to the terminal for noise regs (we landed 5.50am IIRC).

[DieselGriff]

Was there much turbulence? I've experienced similar tail winds before especially when flying east but each time the turbulence was so bad the dollies stopped serving drinks

[nevgroom]

DieselGriff said:

Was there much turbulence? I've experienced similar tail winds before especially when flying east but each time the turbulence was so bad the dollies stopped serving drinks

Definitely on a couple of flights back from Miami (Virgin a340-600), turbulance was mayhem!!

[Soovy]

Four engines please.

[mattdaniels]

jontysafe said:

Have any Boeings or Airbuses ever got near the speed of sound?

Yes the Boeing F/18 has, many times.

[spitfire-ian]

Soovy said:

Four engines please.

I quite agree!

2 engines just doesn't seem right.

[rolty]

Had a pretty good tailwind from Atlanta to Manchester overnight on Tuesday. Left ATL one time, but arrived at MAN 45 early. Tailwinds of around 100mph all the way so groundspeed was pushing 650mph!

Edit: Should have said this was on N185DN: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N185DN.html

Edited by rolty on Friday 11th February 13:20

[-crookedtail-]

rolty said:

Edit: Should have said this was on N185DN: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N185DN.html

Edited by rolty on Friday 11th February 13:20

Those 767s look awesome with winglets!

[eharding]

As the 747 nears retirement your only option for 4 engines will be the A380 - and from recent experience it looks like the engines on either wing of an A380 have formed unions - one out, the other one stops talking to the management.

Edited: Alright, you can have the A340 as well...

Edited by eharding on Friday 11th February 13:36

[Wheelrepairit]

eharding said:

As the 747 nears retirement your only option for 4 engines will be the A380 - and from recent experience it looks like the engines on either wing of an A380 have formed unions - one out, the other one stops talking to the management.

What about the A340

[rolty]

-crookedtail- said:

Those 767s look awesome with winglets!

They do, I hadn't seen one in the metal before last week. They're huge compared to the ones one 737NG aircraft!

[rolty]

Wheelrepairit said:

What about the A340

And the 747-8 which is due to roll out later this month

As an aside, check out the size of the engines for the 747-8 compared to the ones that were fitted on the early 747's!

Edited by rolty on Friday 11th February 13:41

[eharding]

rolty said:

And the 747-8 which is due to roll out later this month

But then Soovy would only have the option of flying Lufthansa, Korean or...er....cargo

[Fat Albert]

Don't forget that the speed of sound relates to airspeed not groundspeed, so even if your groundspeed was over 1000mph, unless the airspeed is greater than 760mph (at sea level) then you are still very subsonic....

[Soovy]

eharding said:

But then Soovy would only have the option of flying Lufthansa, Korean or...er....cargo

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