What is the longest distance an airplane can fly?

The world record is 40,212.14 km (24,990 miles) set by pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager aboard the experimental plane Voyager in 1986. However, this week a Boeing 777-200 LR broke the long-distance record for passenger planes, flying over 20,000 km non-stop from Hong Kong to London in around 23 hours.

What is the longest flight without refueling?

The longest that a commercial airplane has flown without refueling is a little over 23 hours. This was achieved by a Boeing 777-200 LR that flew between Hong Kong and London, covering a distance of almost 20,000 km.

What military aircraft has the longest range?

Without cargo, the C-5 can fly up to 7,000 miles without refueling, making it the longest range military airlifter in the world. When the Air Force needs a lot of tonnage moved quickly, it turns to the C-5.

What is the maximum distance that an aircraft can fly?

The maximum distance that the aircraft can fly is then equal to the ground speed times the maximum time t max. We call this distance the maximum range R of the aircraft. The maximum flight time depends on how much fuel is carried by the aircraft and how fast the fuel is burned.

How do you calculate the amount of distance an airplane flies?

The amount is the distance d the airplane has flown, the rate is the aircraft’s ground speed V, and the time is the time t aloft. Our general rate equation then becomes a distance equation: the distance flown is equal to the ground speed times the time aloft.

What is the relationship between the speed of the plane and ground?

The relationship we are studying is between the speed of the plane and the rate at which the distance between the plane and a person on the ground is changing. An airplane is flying overhead at a constant elevation of ft. A man is viewing the plane from a position ft from the base of a radio tower.

What is the constant height of an airplane flying?

An airplane is flying at a constant height of 4000 ft. The distance between the person and the airplane and the person and the place on the ground directly below the airplane are changing. We denote those quantities with the variables and , respectively.