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Virgin Atlantic: aereo Boeing 787/9 supera la barriera del suono

Grazie a una corrente d'aria "straordinaria"

Nel corso della tratta Los Angeles-Londra un aereo Boeing B-787/9 Dreamliner utilizzato da Virgin Atlantic ha superato la velocità del suono in alta quota. In maniera totalmente casuale il velivolo ha incontrato una corrente d'aria a getto, a circa 11.000 metri di quota, che lo ha portato a raggiungere una velocità di circa 1285 chilometri orari (km/h) -rispetto ai canonici circa 900 km/h-, superando d...

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Londra, Regno Unito, 02/22/2019 16:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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