Video shows the reality of how fast planes actually fly
- It is usually quite difficult to ‘feel’ the speed of a plane when you’re on it
- On average, a commercial airliner is perfectly capable of cruising at 900 km/h
- A video that’s going viral shows just how fast a plane can fly
Published on Jan 31, 2024 at 9:12 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Feb 01, 2024 at 5:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Adam Gray
With perhaps the exception of the hard acceleration when a plane is taking off, it’s actually quite difficult to tell how fast a plane is going when you’re on it.
However, a video that was uploaded to X by Historic Vids is going viral, precisely because it makes it visually clear just how fast planes can go.
Typical takeoff speeds are in the range of 240 – 300 km/h (149 mph – 186 mph), depending on the type of aircraft that’s being used.
So that means that when the plane’s wheels leave the ground, you’re going faster than the top speed of most cars.
In the air, most commercial passenger aircraft cruise at around 900 km/h or 560 mph.
We can only imagine what a similar video with Concorde would’ve looked like.
Some of the images in this article were created using AI.
Alessandro Renesis
Experienced content creator with a strong focus on cars and watches. Alessandro penned the first-ever post on the Supercar Blondie website and covers cars, watches, yachts, real estate and crypto. Former DriveTribe writer, fixed gear bike owner, obsessed with ducks for some reason.
