Transatlantic flights flew over 800 mph after freezing weather juiced the jet stream
At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...
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Astronomers Discover Supersonic Winds on a ‘Puffy’ Exoplanet, Forming a Record-Breaking Jet Stream
Moving at roughly 20,505 miles per hour along the distant world's equator, it’s the fastest known jet stream that wraps ...
Storm Eowyn jet stream causes BA flight to hit subsonic speed of 814mph
An unusually strong jet stream over the Atlantic bringing Storm Eowyn to the UK and Ireland is so powerful it pushed a flight ...
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...
The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream has been pushing airliners across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at high speed, with some west-to-east ...
Intense jet stream has planes moving faster than the speed of sound on flights bound for Europe
The planes didn’t break the sound barrier because it was the air moving them so quickly, not their engines. The report compared it to someone walking on a moving walkway at an airport – the person is ...
Jet stream helping planes slingshot across Atlantic Ocean at 800 mph
When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...
Storm Eowyn’s jet stream across Atlantic sees US flights reach UK hour earlier
The fastest recorded ground speed reached by a transatlantic flight was 835mph, which was hit by a commercial aircraft going ...
What the jet stream means for the UK weather forecast this week
Britain could face travel disruption and see damage to buildings from Thursday onwards as Storm Eowyn lashes the UK.
Storm Eowyn’s severe winds cause British Airways flight to approach subsonic speeds
Storm Eowyn has resulted in jet stream winds in excess of 260mph over the east coast of the US, meaning records could be ...
Storm Eowyn jet stream causes BA flight to soar to 814mph across the Atlantic
An unusually strong jet stream pushed the British Airways flight to 814 miles per hour nearly breaking the subsonic speed ...
Hundreds of flights delayed at Denver airport as metro area deals with impact of snow
A strong band of jet stream winds overhead brought light snowfall to the Denver area Saturday. A Weather Impact Day was ...