New York flight goes SUPERSONIC

I'm not sure why this is news, this has been happening quite a bit recently, with the jetstream being where it is. I've seen quite a few planes grounding over 1200 km/h crossing the Atlantic. (Eastbound of course)

Tried to edit and it cut it short. Think it was a record run for a Non Super Sonic jet with a ground speed over 700. Normal is 550 or so and a 7 hour trip.

Wonder why it made news looks about the same but they said it was a record ??

Speed of sound is in relation to the air around the aircraft. If you are flying with a 200mph tailwind, then the speed of sound would be whatever it normally is plus 200mph. I really doubt that this Boeing 777 was almost supersonic.

Thanks for the negatives, I was just reporting what King 5 News reported. Hope you find some meaning in your life.

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Almost supersonic B777

Aided by the wind, a Boeing 777 crosses the Atlantic in record time.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11337617/Jet-stream-blasts-BA-plane-across-Atlantic-in-record-time.html

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BA 777-200 hits 745knots on JFK to LHR flight

Also reported here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11337617/Jet-stream-blasts-BA-plane-across-Atlantic-in-record-time.html
Concorde may have been retired but a British Airways passenger jet approached supersonic speed this week as it rode a surging jet stream from New York to London.
The Boeing 777-200 jet reached a ground speed of 745mph as it rode winds of more than 200mph across the Atlantic. At ground level, the speed of sound is 761mph.
The happy result was a flight time of just five hours and 16 minutes for BA114, which arrived an hour and half before schedule, according to the tracking website, FlightAware.
Dozens of other flights also benefited from the jet stream’s winter surge, but those same windshave also triggered severe storms across Britain.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW114/history/20150108/0230Z/KJFK/EGLL

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Passenger Flight Almost Reaches Supersonic Speed

A British Airways flight almost reached supersonic speeds as it zoomed from New York's JFK Airport to London's Heathrow in just five hours and 16 minutes, arriving 90 minutes before it was scheduled.

http://www.newser.com/story/201156/passenger-flight-nearly-breaks-sound-barrier.html

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Boeing 777-200 hit top speed of 745mph on New York to Heathrow route

A plane flying from New York to London Heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting caught up in a powerhouse jet stream.
British Airways Flight 114, a Boeing 777-200 jet, took off from JFK at 10.50pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), and landed at 9.06am local time at London Heathrow.
The total flight time was five hours and 16 minutes, well short of the estimated minimum six-hour journey.


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BA #114 makes high speed trip

Made King 5 News here in Seattle. They caught a heck of a Jet Stream run and set a record or near record (missed that part) in atlantic

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW114/history/20150111/0230Z/KJFK/EGLL

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British Airways Transatlantic flight nears supersonic speeds

The British Airways Boeing 777-200 made the New York-London route in five hours, 16 minutes last Wednesday, and reached ground speeds of up to 1200 km/h (745 mph), riding a powerful jet stream of up to 322 km/h (200 mph) tailwinds. Here is the FlightAware page: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW114/history/20150108/0230Z/KJFK/EGLL


http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/12/travel/new-york-london-record-flight-time/

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Near supersonic speed: Boeing 777 catches jet stream, makes London-NY in 5 hours

A British Airways flight traveling from New York to London Heathrow broke a record as it approached the speed of sound after riding a powerful jet stream, making the journey in just over 5 hours.

http://rt.com/news/221559-boeing-supersonic-heathrow-airplane/

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Transatlantic flight nears supersonic speeds

Transatlantic passengers taking the JFK to Heathrow red-eye got a helpful boost from stronger-than-average winds, reaching near-supersonic speeds and cutting 90 minutes off the scheduled flight time.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/12/travel/new-york-london-record-flight-time/index.html