2006-12-14 15:26:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
the speed of the rotation of the earth, plus the height your flying. I havent any idea.
2006-12-14 15:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by crazzy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Easy one. The circumfrance (did I spell that right?) of the earth is roughly 25 thousand miles. So to realize perpetual daylight, you would have to fly about 25 thousand miles in 24 hours, or a little over 1000 miles an hour. And you would have to travel in the same direction as the setting sun, or west, for those of you in the upper hemispere.
2006-12-15 00:39:30 · answer #2 · answered by Regular Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the equator, the earth is 24,901.55 miles around. So if you flew at 1,037.56 miles per hour (the circumference divided by the 24 hours in a day), the sun would stay at the same position in the sky.
The necessary speed would vary, though, depending on where you are on earth. Because of the earth's tilt, the areas north of the artic circle and south of the antartic circle have long periods where the sun doesn't set. The latitudes in between would have varying speeds necessary, depending on the latitude and time of year.
2006-12-15 00:17:18 · answer #3 · answered by dougdell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you are. Stand perfectly still on the North Pole and the sun will refrain from setting for six months. That should be enough to convince anyone.
If you want the sun NEVER to set, find a place near the equator where it is 24,000 miles around the earth. Then travel west at 1,000 miles per hour chasing the setting sun.
2006-12-14 23:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You'd have to fly at the same rate the earth rotates, ~1000 mph at the surface at the equator. Faster if you are higher up in the atmosphere.
2006-12-14 23:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by ZeedoT 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A little better than 1000 miles per hour west at the equator
2006-12-15 11:47:26 · answer #6 · answered by Gaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you only mean how fast to stay in the "daytime" then you would just need to travel at the same speed that the earth is rotating, but in the opposite direction. at the equator its about 1000 mph i think.
2006-12-14 23:33:04 · answer #7 · answered by Gary L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the equator about 1,000 mph. At New York latitude, about 700 mph.
2006-12-15 00:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traveling at the Equator, you would have to travel from east to west at about 1037mph (1670kph). At different latitude, you wouldn't have to travel quite as fast, but without knowing extactly what latitude you want, it would be very time consuming to calculate.
2006-12-14 23:32:40 · answer #9 · answered by mghtyroach 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would have to cover the circumference of the equator (assuming you fly around the equator) in 24 hours.
So Equatorial circumference 40,075.02 km in 24 hours =
~1,669 Km/hour
West of course.
2006-12-14 23:31:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋