How fast can our jets get someone from new york to san francisco?

[manlymatt83]

Just curious, how fast would it take the fastest jet/airplane we have in our air force to get from new york to san francisco, even if it just one person? (F-15 or something).

 

[Mo0o]

SR71 blackbird. Do the math

 

[Andrew1990]

I believe they did that before and it was something like 38 minutes I believe.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Andrew1990
I believe they did that before and it was something like 38 minutes I believe.

:shocked:

 

[Andrew1990]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Andrew1990
I believe they did that before and it was something like 38 minutes I believe.

:shocked:

Oops, I was way off

When the SR-71 was retired in 1990, one example was flown from its birthplace at United States Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to go on exhibit at what is now the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (an annex of the National Air & Space Museum) in Chantilly, Virginia. On 6 March 1990, Lt. Col. Ed Yeilding and Lt. Col. J. T. Vida piloted the Blackbird, setting a coast-to-coast aircraft speed record: 67 minutes 54 seconds, at an average speed 2,125 miles per hour (3,420 km/h). Three additional records were set within segments of the flight, including an average speed of 2,190 miles per hour (3,520 km/h) measured between the radar gates set up in St. Louis and Cincinnati. These four speed records were accepted by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), the recognized body for aviation records in the United States.[53]. An enthusiast site devoted to the Blackbird lists a record time of 64 minutes 20 seconds between Los Angeles and Washington DC for that 6 March 1990 flight.[54]

So I would assume maybe 73 minutes as it landed in Virginia in this record.



What is more interesting is the time from New York to England in an SR71

The SR-71 also holds the record for flying from New York to London in 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds, set on 1 September 1974. This equates to an average velocity of about Mach 2.68, including deceleration for in-flight refueling. Peak speeds during this flight were probably closer to the declassified top speed of Mach 3.2+. (For comparison, the best commercial Concorde flight time was 2 hours 52 minutes, and the Boeing 747 averages 6 hours 15 minutes.)

Not too much longer from CA to VA.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I was going to say that a more common military jet doing about 1000 mph would take about 2 hours. Not far off from the blackbird I guess. Atleast my math was right

 

[Epic Fail]

You are missing a piece of crucial information, is it taking off from a treadmill?

 

[KK]

I'm sure there are alot faster out there than what we are told.

 

[Adam8281]

The SR-71 appears to be the fastest jet in the world - it's record speed was 2,193.17 mph. So that would be an east->west coast travel time of around an hour (see Wikipedia on SR-71)

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Adam8281
The SR-71 appears to be the fastest jet in the world - it's record speed was 2,193.17 mph. So that would be an east->west coast travel time of around an hour (see Wikipedia on SR-71)

The west to east would be even faster I'd imagine.

 

[Modular]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Adam8281
The SR-71 appears to be the fastest jet in the world - it's record speed was 2,193.17 mph. So that would be an east->west coast travel time of around an hour (see Wikipedia on SR-71)

The west to east would be even faster I'd imagine.

Confirmed. What an amazing plane.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
You are missing a piece of crucial information, is it taking off from a treadmill?

yes

 

[Freshgeardude]

well if you want THE fastest airplane ever, then

North American x-15

wiki

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 6.70 (4,520 mph / 7,274 km/h)





The distance between New York and San Francisco is 2,905 miles.

if it did not have to decelerate from point A to point B, it would do the flight in 38 minutes and 56 seconds

 

[Rastus]

What do you guys think the possibility is that there is some newer, classified aircraft that is faster?

 

[imported_Champ]

Originally posted by: Rastus
What do you guys think the possibility is that there is some newer, classified aircraft that is faster?

very, very high...

 

[Inferno0032]

Well, they have scramjet technologies, supposedly capable of Mach 10 flight, structures permitting.

 

[Baked]

I think the space shuttle's faster.

 

[cpacini]

Originally posted by: Champ

Originally posted by: Rastus
What do you guys think the possibility is that there is some newer, classified aircraft that is faster?

very, very high...

I doubt it, we really don't need an aircraft that fast.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: cpacini

Originally posted by: Champ

Originally posted by: Rastus
What do you guys think the possibility is that there is some newer, classified aircraft that is faster?

very, very high...

I doubt it, we really don't need an aircraft that fast.

Do you realize what an aircraft that fast would be capable of in case of war? What's the defense against an aircraft moving that fast?

 

[Safeway]

Average speed 2,125 miles per hour ... holy shat.

As for the X15, it was basically a steerable missile.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: cpacini

Originally posted by: Champ

Originally posted by: Rastus
What do you guys think the possibility is that there is some newer, classified aircraft that is faster?

very, very high...

I doubt it, we really don't need an aircraft that fast.

Do you realize what an aircraft that fast would be capable of in case of war? What's the defense against an aircraft moving that fast?

what's the weapon system it could deploy? great for spying, but so are the drones.


real genius anyone?

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: Safeway
Average speed 2,125 miles per hour ... holy shat.

As for the X15, it was basically a steerable missile.

Yup, I wouldn't call that an airplane.

 

[rasczak]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: cpacini

Originally posted by: Champ

Originally posted by: Rastus
What do you guys think the possibility is that there is some newer, classified aircraft that is faster?

very, very high...

I doubt it, we really don't need an aircraft that fast.

Do you realize what an aircraft that fast would be capable of in case of war? What's the defense against an aircraft moving that fast?

what's the weapon system it could deploy? great for spying, but so are the drones.


real genius anyone?

it could shoot rubberbands from the tip. with one shot it could knock down ten plastic army men. especially the mine sweeper.

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: cpacini

Originally posted by: Champ

Originally posted by: Rastus
What do you guys think the possibility is that there is some newer, classified aircraft that is faster?

very, very high...

I doubt it, we really don't need an aircraft that fast.

Do you realize what an aircraft that fast would be capable of in case of war? What's the defense against an aircraft moving that fast?

what's the weapon system it could deploy? great for spying, but so are the drones.


real genius anyone?

I remember reading awhile back that the real next generation of "planes" are probably scamjet troop carriers. Apparently it gives the pentagon a real woody to imagine being able to deploy troops to anywhere in the world within hours regardless of nearby US bases. The vehicle they are studying are troop/equipment carriers that can do this.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: freshgeardude
well if you want THE fastest airplane ever, then

North American x-15

wiki

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 6.70 (4,520 mph / 7,274 km/h)





The distance between New York and San Francisco is 2,905 miles.

if it did not have to decelerate from point A to point B, it would do the flight in 38 minutes and 56 seconds

It won't make it that fast if you include take off - a B-52 will have to do that. Also, an X-15 can't just land at any old airport.