RE: Hey Lets fly four times further ... it's really cool

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Hey Lets fly four times further ... it's really cool

in flatearth •  6 years ago 

for what it's worth, there is an explanation. more distance yes, but more speed too

https://www.quora.com/In-an-airplane-do-you-travel-more-distance-in-the-same-amount-of-time-the-higher-up-you-fly#

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lol, the highest rated reply ignores the distance question, the next one claims the difference is nominal at 0.28% ...

  ·  6 years ago (edited)

...which is pretty close to the actual 0.21% difference in distance if the jet was flying at 45,000 feet.