Conflicting initial data raises questions on aircrafts' altitude during DCA crash
Data from the jet’s flight recorder showed its altitude as 325 feet, plus or minus 25 feet, when the crash occurred, NTSB ...
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How to monitor the slowing of the polar jet stream caused by climate change
One of the most devastating (and hardest to mitigate) effects of climate change for the Northern Hemisphere is the slowing of ...
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) per hour, but they are not the strongest in our solar system. The ...
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 from New York to Lisbon last February. Although such a speed is officially ...
Experts ask why Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying above allowed altitude before crash
This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's ...
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Investigators Examine Altitude Data in Black Hawk and Passenger Jet Collision
The jet’s flight recorder showed its altitude as 325 feet (99 meters), plus or minus 25 feet (7.6 meters). Earlier in the day, crews working in choppy conditions raised a number of large pieces ...
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Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
The comparable high-altitude winds on Neptune reach about 1,200 miles (2,000 km) per hour. Those, however, are a mere breeze compared to the jet-stream winds on a planet called WASP-127b.