2006-07-26 17:59:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Maximum altitude ceiling for most commercial jets is around 41,000 feet. The 747-400 can go up to 45,000 feet. Some commercial jets like the Cessna Citation X can go up to as much as 50,000 feet and Concorde could cruise at 60,000 feet.
2006-07-26 20:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by Jobfinder 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
DRAG IN THE JET STREAM??? That is why you're a flight addendant!
Drag reduces as the air is thinner at HIGHER altitudes. A commercial jet is desigened to carry loads at 35 to 38000 feet burning the least amount of fuel. there is rasion that jets fly at these higher altitudes is they have less drag due to the reduced air density and jet engines are more effecient at high altitudes, less fuel consumption.
The jet stream comes into play only as jets try to ride in it to save fuel as it is a great tail wind.
2006-07-27 01:29:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The CRJ-200 has a maximum operating altitude of 41,000 feet FL410 although we don't often fly that high. The flight attendant doesn't have a clue about what she is talking about
2006-07-27 02:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by CRJPILOT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually around 40,000 feet is their ceiling, some can go higher, ome not as high
when you get up so high, you start to run out oxygen and jet engines need oxygen to run, so even futuristic jets wont be able to go any higher than the planes today unless the run on something like ram jet
2006-07-27 02:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by wyoairbus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maxium rated altitude 41000 feet. They have been tested to 52000 by test pilots.
Top Speed Test pilots took one to mach .86
Normal cruise speed about 475-525 mph.
2006-07-27 02:53:30 · answer #5 · answered by .*. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
45,000 ft., according to Boeing for the 747-100
2006-07-27 01:15:40 · answer #6 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 37.000 to 40.000 cause of drag in jet stream increasing fuel comsumption making plane very heavy (not good) capacity usually 402 pax
2006-07-27 01:07:24 · answer #7 · answered by simmer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can go as high as the moon
2006-07-27 01:02:43 · answer #8 · answered by insane3639 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋