320kph headwind LHR BHD BA1420
Dec 29, 2017, 5:07 pm
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320kph headwind LHR BHD BA1420
had 320 kph headwind at 36000ft on ba 1420 this evening. It was relatively smooth considering. This is about double the highest that I’ve seen before. Anyone seen higher?
Dec 29, 2017, 6:14 pm
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Just as well I wasn’t flying my aircraft up there which has a top speed of 195ktas albeit that’s only up to 25,000 ft. In those conditions I would have been flying backwards!
Dec 29, 2017, 9:03 pm
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EDIT: example vertical profile of a LHR-BHD flight, flying from right to left - obviously doesn't allow for ATC instructions which may alter the exact profile
Last edited by KARFA; Dec 29, 2017 at 9:11 pm
Dec 29, 2017, 11:39 pm
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Sounds like turbo charged something? I thought it might be an SR 22T but i think its cruising speed for that might be a bit higher...
Dec 30, 2017, 4:03 am
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I remember 300 km/h headwind on IB3474 MAD to ZRH, once upon a time. The captain said he (a) had taken twice the normal fuel, (b) was going at full throttle (i.e. about 600 km/h on ground, but (c ) couldn't help incurrimg a 45min delay despite departing 10min early ... It was like crawling against the stream 
Dec 30, 2017, 4:06 am
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Jan 1, 2018, 3:54 pm
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Good guess but no - it's an Extra 400. Had the great satisfaction a few months ago of queuing up for take off at Dusseldorf alongside a Speedbird A319 and fully expecting he would get priority but instead the tower lined me up first. I was ahead of him for only about a minute after take off mind you!
