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How does one measure Aircraft Top Speed

23.0k ColonelStriker  5.5 years ago

Edit 2: I thought I have edited this post. Whoops. wait for some minutes while I remember what I’ve have typed before this happened
Edit 3: ok I’ve edited it.

Ok back to the question.

I saw the specifications of the aircrafts I was researching on for realistic air speeds. Now I’m confused why they are on different altitudes. Like 1000 mph at 40000 ft and some like 400 at 1000 ft. I was wondering if there is a standard for aircraft speed measurement. There was also one time that I had to make an aircraft go Mach 2 at literal sea level while the plane I was researching on said it went Mach 2 at 20000+ ft.

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    From now on, I’ll just fly as low as possible. @ChiyomiAnzai

    5.5 years ago
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    Somewhere within 10 ft? Ok then @ChiyomiAnzai

    5.5 years ago
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    18.2k exosuit

    @ChiyomiAnzai it wasn't me who asked but ok

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    18.2k exosuit

    @plane918273645 i know

    5.5 years ago
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    Well he’s asking for the standard altitude for measuring speed @exosuit

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    18.2k exosuit

    @ColonelStriker well it depends on alot of things
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    Planes fly faster at high altitude because there's less air density, which means less drag

    5.5 years ago
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    I thought I have edited this post. Whoops wait for some minutes while I remember what I’ve have typed before this happened @ChiyomiAnzai @exosuit

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    18.2k exosuit

    What

    5.5 years ago