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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 9:01 am
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Originally Posted by marcus613
Yesterday I was aboard UA104 from LAS to IAD on a 757. About half way into the flight the captain comes on and announces that "normally I don't interrupt with flight information" but we are currently cruising at 37,000 feet with a tail wind of 180kts so the effective ground speed is 748mph.
That's getting way up there. Looking at groundspeedrecords.com, 650 kts (748mph) is the third fastest reported for a 757.

180kts (207mph) is the second fastest I've ever heard on one of my flights (225 tailwind and 800 indicated on the IFE is my tops - not sure I believe the 800)
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