Quote (Santara @ May 10 2017 01:04pm)
Aircraft CAN fly faster at higher altitudes because there is less wind resistance. To do so however, they have to burn ever much more fuel. Either way, a commercial airliner is not built to withstand the immense stress an aircraft undergoes as it breaks the sound barrier, regardless of what altitude such a scenario might occur. That's because there is an incredible build up in energy on the leading edge of the wing, the nose of the aircraft, and the leading edge of the tail fin as it approaches Mach 1.0. Once the sound barrier is broken, that energy is no longer built up in front of the aircraft, but instead then passes through the aircraft itself. That's why supersonic jets are made with pointed noses and short wings, to minimize this stress. Breaking the speed of sound would likely tear a jumbo jet apart. But getting back to your point, you should note that it discussed "as aircraft climb to the transition zone at a constant indicated airspeed..." but what is important isn't what happens below the transition zone, but above it, where level flight occurs. Above the transition zone, the temperature doesn't change, and the only way to increase speed is by running the engines harder and/or be carried by a favorable tailwind.
With any other poster, my response would be an automatic yes. I'm simply not sure that would be the honest response here.
I'll assume the stresses are from flying through near ground altitude, i think they would be slightly different at high altitudes - but look at "Low Earth orbit" they have no stress and their going 17,500 mph, now i'm not saying its nothing - but it being considerable less is very probable.
You assume this is a normal plane - but its only a single plane that only flies 3 days a week if at all - if it was a 1000 planes - of the modified claim is ridiculous - but we're talking about one single plane and two routes - please stop thinking that it would be impossible to modify a single plane or that if Flat Earth is true -
that the military haven't already had 60 years to think about how to cover up every loose end.
And this gets into the Conspiracy, people saying - "How can million s of people involved in the plane industry keep a secret this big?" I'll tell you how - you dont tell them - info like this is on a need to know basis and no one needs to know - except maybe a handful.
When Eisenhower became President, the Military didn't tell him about Area 51 - because he didn't have the clearance anymore - so please dont tell me compartmentalized info isn't a prominent feature of most organizations.
I see it as very probable, you will always see it as impossible, but no one likes to admit they were fooled, its the hardest thing to do. Flat Earth Is like telling your friend his wife is sleeping with half the town - hes just not going to believe you, best you can hope for is that one day they will wake up.