President Trump is in a HURRY! AF1 doing 601 Knots on the way back from GA to DC.
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Why the fuck is this public knowledge?
excellent question
Thank you. It has to be the dumbest public info ever.
Because you'd feel fucking stupid if your secret plane got flown into by a 747 which didn't know you were there.
military planes can switch this off if needed. A casual flight, like just taking POTUS home, just doesn’t call for that.
No, they can't switch it off. There are laws. Also, that 747 is a civilian aircraft. It just so happens it's maintained by the Air Force.
Thanks sarge
Burn that fuel. We have a country to save.
HOW DARE YOU!
Fake news only 599 lol.
Just you wait until this baby reaches 602!
Get them wingtips glowing!
Fly the paint off of the nose!
Sources say AF1's 'max' speed is 600kt. It would seem that Mr. President is "boggin' deep."
Godspeed to you, sir. Literally and figuratively.
Also known as, Letting the rough end drag.
Airspeed vs groundspeed.
The cruise speed of the 747-8 as 914 km/h = 493 knots.
So 601 knots is really pushing it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-8#747-8_Intercontinental
Any chance AF1 is suped up?
Hunter hid his meth in the fuel tank
If that’s the case, GEOTUS might break the speed of sound tonight!
No, it's not. It's an old 747-200 with 400 series engines. Nothing special. I think OP is forgetting tail wind. Max speed is .92 Mach, really anything over .88 Mack is over speed and requires special inspections. But, they can technically do .92 Mach (542 knots). This is engine speed Max without tail wind, btw.
Interesting. Thanks for the info - I’m completely ignorant when it comes to plane specs.
Speed over ground reported by the ADS-B repeaters with a 40kt tail wind assisting. Cockpit indicated airspeed probably around 550~560kts for baro alt 29.92. Well within its capabilities.
AF1 is at 29,000 feet.
Speed of Sound at 30,000 feet is 589 knots.
https://www.fighter-planes.com/jetmach1.htm
So the plane is within a few percent of the speed of sound...
~.9 mach
Yea but AF1 is HIGH ENERGY!!!!
Tail wind does not over speed an aircraft. If the engines were doing all the work then yes, but this speed is with a tail wind.
Warp speed on my mark..
747 is a fast airplane by design.
At 30,000' the tailwind is about 40 kt
Melania probably texted "Come on over, parents aren't home"