2007-02-23 18:57:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Only if you pass a time zone. If it takes you three hours to fly from Houston, TX (Central) to San Francisco, CA (Pacific), then you will land only one hour later than you took off. If you left an 12:00 p.m. Central time then you would land at 1:00 p.m. Pacific time, but that doesn't mean you sat on the plane for less than three hours.
Something else to consider: Flying west to east or east to west also affects the relative speed that you are traveling. Just standing on the ground your are technically moving with the earth as it spins in space. If a plane was to fly from west to east then it would be flying with the rotation of the earth and thus be moving faster (in relation to its position in space) than a plane flying from east to west.
2007-02-23 19:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by Cody 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Airplanes fly through the air. The air moves with the rotation of the earth. The exception is that air that rises near the equator and then cools and descends nearer the poles causes an affect we call the jet stream. If one flies in the jet stream then that air is traveling from west to east and one would actually be able to travel in relationship to the ground faster because the air is moving in that direction. The jet stream exists because the surface of the earth near the equator is moving at about 1000 miles per hour. At the poles the surface is just turning in place. at about the 45 degree point it is moving about 600 miles per hour. When the jet stream is near the 45th parallel it is traveling about 400 miles per hour compared to the surface of the earth. but again this is west to east not east to west.
2007-02-23 20:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by anonimous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth's rotational speed does not play any part whatsoever in the flight time of an airplane, because the flight time depnds upon the speed of the airplane relative to the earth.
An airplane, which is stationary on the runway, is actually moving with the earth's rotational speed when viewed by an observer from outer space.
2007-02-23 19:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Bharat 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ugh... no
It isn't quicker to fly East than it is to fly West or vice versa. Flying from LA to Miami take 5 hours just like flying from Miami to LA takes 5 hours.
What time it is when you get to where you're going could be very different than what you'd expect because of time zone differences. If you leave LA to fly to Miami at 12 noon LA time, you'll arrive in Miami at 8pm Miami time. If you leave Miami at 12 noon Miami time, you'll arrive in LA at 2pm LA time. It's just because of the way time zones work.
The Concorde SST flew much faster than other passenger planes and actually flew faster than the rotation of the Earth. As such, you would leave London and arrive in New York and the local time would actually be earlier than the time in London when you left.
2007-02-23 19:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The earth's surface speed is around 1,000 mph. flying Westward at 500 mph you have a relative speed of about 1,500 mph. In the days of the SST it was possible to arrive in NYC at an earlier time (locally) than the time (locally) you departed from Paris.
2007-02-23 19:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
Einsteins theory of relativity.
Winds will have an affect, though. Tailwinds speed up the flight, headwinds slow it down.
2007-02-23 19:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kahlo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
when you travel towards west with the speed greater than earth's speed you cross time level..
for ex when board the flight from MUMBAI at 9.00 pm and you go to NY which is then at 11.00am and when you reach the time will be 9.00pm(NY local time....) ,this seems that you start at 9.00pm and land at 9.00pm....!!!!!!!!!interesting
2007-02-23 19:06:51 · answer #7 · answered by KingSAT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋