How far can you cover in 24 hours...?

Question

a) on a horse
b) in a horse-drawn carriage
c) on a sailing boat
d) in a car
e) on a plane
f) on a concorde jet
g) in an orbital spacecraft!

I only need these very very approximately... and if you guys are only sure of a couple or even one then that would be great because I need to know these pretty soon! Sorry and thanks! (also I KNOW you need to consider different factors blahblahblah but this is just very approximate?)

Answer 1

1. horse - about 30 - 50 kmph - four hours at a stretch then stop to water and rest 2 hours, then 4 hours - repeat 3 times. after this you or the horse will sleep.

2. Horse drawn carriage 30 km per hour - max 18 hours with change of horses and horse man.

3. Sailing boat - depending on wind speeds - 15 - 20 km per hour - but you can go on at a stretch.

4. car - average 70 km per hour - you can do 20 hours max in a day.

5. on a plane - average speed - just under mach 1 - about 600 km per hour -

6. concorde jet travels between mach 1.3 to mach 1.7 - i dont think it has the capacity to fly long hours due to tank size and speed.

7. orbital space craft - theoretically - slightly lesser than light speed - practically 30 mach.

I want you to do the rest of the calculations. good luck

Answer 2

do your own homework, cheater