Aircraft Carriers III

Intrepid said:

South Caroline on the West Coast? And a tanker from Gander? That makes no sence.

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oops, I meant the US East Coast 31 minutes ago
embarrassing, sorry

by the way the westernmost point I've ever been to is Vicksburg, Mississippi
LOL

Eight hours I guess. Fighter Jets are normaly not as fast as civil airliners.

Intrepid said:

Eight hours I guess. Fighter Jets are normaly not as fast as civil airliners.

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That makes less sense. There are normally some speed restrictions but not that bad a Jet fighter is far faster then any civil airliner with restrictions they normally are doing about the same speeds.

The Pilots I know flying over the Atlantic told me, they were often overtaken by airliners above.

That's because of Altitude and the Jet stream giving them a slight cheat. It's all relative really.

Bottom line is when a MilJet is on a ferry flight, they're not in that much of a hurry to get there and fuel economy is a factor. When you're carrying ordnance for delivery to a hostile customer, that's a whole different story. Anyway, THEY'RE HERE!

TerraN_EmpirE said:

That's because of Altitude and the Jet stream giving them a slight cheat. It's all relative really.

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what exactly is "relative" here??

asking because I've always thought time is "absolute", LOL

Jura said:

what exactly is "relative" here??

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Air speed is technically relative.

asking because I've always thought time is "absolute", LOL

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All time is relative by velocity so Says Albert Einstein. but in travel it depends on rotation of the planet. The Jet stream and altitude.

LOL! I even wanted to edit 15 minutes ago to say I've heard of the

so how any of this:

TerraN_EmpirE said:

Air speed is technically relative.


All time is relative by velocity so Says Albert Einstein. but in travel it depends on rotation of the planet. The Jet stream and altitude.

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makes the time of crossing the Atlantic by F-35s HIGHER than of an airliner
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Marines Won’t Need a Carrier for High-End Fight With MUX Unmanned System

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a long article, mostly mulling a drone instead of a Hawkeye; "... the 2022 or 2023 timeframe ... for the beginning of MUX procurement if the technology develops fast enough"