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by **happytraveller** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:34 am

Had a monster jet stream yesterday on a flight from Mexico MEX to Frankfurt FRA. I was watching the speeds on the monitor and saw for a time a top speed over the ground of 1192 km/h. Worked out that this is around 740 mph in the old money, which is not far short of the speed of sound at sea level (although the air speed was the normal 850 km/h).

Probably the fastest that I have ever been but have any other NZFF members seen a speed higher than this??? So I will start the bidding at 1192 km/h...........any advance?

smooth landings.

by **Ace** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:46 pm

You've got me beat as far as I am aware (I fall asleep on those long-haul flights and wouldn't have a clue whats goin on around me).

by **markll** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:06 pm

Well, not sure about in a plane, but in my youth I once topped the speed limit down the Ngauranga gorge on state highway one on my mountain bike...

by **nzav8tor** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:41 pm

Couldn't beat that but came close last year with a nice tailwind from Montevideo to Buenos Aires.

High Speed Flight

615 knots GS is 1138 km/h.

by **Naki** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:20 pm

What are you driving..a Gulfstream 550?

by **happytraveller** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:38 pm

I was in a standard Lufthansa 747 400 and I am hoping for a similar tailwind for the Saturday flight from ARN via HKG to AKL and CHC. A few more air miles on the account as well!! I will put up some photos from MEX shortly in the photo section.

smooth landings.

by **nzav8tor** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:12 am

Yes G550

by **Bandit** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:15 am

Not sure what speed I was doing. But when the Visa bill arrived containing Flightsim purchases.

I moved pretty damn fast to beat the Mrs to the mailbox.

by **leow5263** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:21 pm

Again, not sure about Aircraft, but when i went to Ian's place Marsbar was pretty quick to get outa there

by **Ian Warren** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:44 am

leow5263 wrote:
QUOTE (leow5263 @ Nov 26 2009, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Marsbar was pretty quick to get outa there

Yeah .. he looked ya square in the eye ... later he came in and said to me ... 'WHO THE HELL WAS THAT GUY' and on your simulator too! ?

I had some very quick explaining to do ...

NZFF

Beat this - 1192 km/h

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