Cool GPS Plane Info From My Recent Vacation...

shilala · 10-18-2013, 03:29 PM

We had a little jump from Chicago to Akron, Ohio on the way back from California. I started messing with my GPS on my phone when we were on the big plane from CA to Chicago, but didn't really get an idea of the info I wanted to collect until I messed around a bit.
The info is basically useless, but I found it pretty interesting, and all the guys I've mentioned the stuff to thought it was cool, as well.

So here goes...
Our plane was an Embraer 145. That's one of those head bangers with two seats on one side, one on the other.
The altitude at Chicago O'Hare was 681 ft. above sea level.
The altitude in Akron was 1212 ft. above sea level.
Lift Off speed was 160 mph
Touchdown speed was 150 mph
Cruising altitude was 28,000 ft.
Cruising speed was 541 mph
Climibing and descent speed was 330 mph
The flight was 55 minutes long

The plane actually climbed for about 25 minutes. Then it leveled off for about 5 minutes. The it spent the next 25 minutes coming down.
So, in actuality, it just flew in a big rainbow. Sorta like flinging a rock out of a catapult, except we had a nice, soft landing.

I was amazed at how fast this little plane, let alone the big plane, could climb.
The numbers for the big plane were roughly the same as the little one, although I think the cruise speed was a bit faster in the big plane.
Just imagining the power necessary to push that plane up in the air the way it climbs is pretty astounding. The fact that it climbs at 330 mph blew my mind.

I'm guessing that the actual climb/descent speed is a good bit faster considering the plane is rising on about a 30* angle (guesstimate) and the GPS just reads forward speed. I lack the math to figure that out, but it's wicked impressive, regardless.

I hope that didn't bore you all to death. It was way too long a post and wrecked the laws of internet attention span, but I had fun typing it.

10-18-2013, 03:29 PM	#1
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Cool GPS Plane Info From My Recent Vacation... We had a little jump from Chicago to Akron, Ohio on the way back from California. I started messing with my GPS on my phone when we were on the big plane from CA to Chicago, but didn't really get an idea of the info I wanted to collect until I messed around a bit. The info is basically useless, but I found it pretty interesting, and all the guys I've mentioned the stuff to thought it was cool, as well. So here goes... Our plane was an Embraer 145. That's one of those head bangers with two seats on one side, one on the other. The altitude at Chicago O'Hare was 681 ft. above sea level. The altitude in Akron was 1212 ft. above sea level. Lift Off speed was 160 mph Touchdown speed was 150 mph Cruising altitude was 28,000 ft. Cruising speed was 541 mph Climibing and descent speed was 330 mph The flight was 55 minutes long The plane actually climbed for about 25 minutes. Then it leveled off for about 5 minutes. The it spent the next 25 minutes coming down. So, in actuality, it just flew in a big rainbow. Sorta like flinging a rock out of a catapult, except we had a nice, soft landing. I was amazed at how fast this little plane, let alone the big plane, could climb. The numbers for the big plane were roughly the same as the little one, although I think the cruise speed was a bit faster in the big plane. Just imagining the power necessary to push that plane up in the air the way it climbs is pretty astounding. The fact that it climbs at 330 mph blew my mind. I'm guessing that the actual climb/descent speed is a good bit faster considering the plane is rising on about a 30* angle (guesstimate) and the GPS just reads forward speed. I lack the math to figure that out, but it's wicked impressive, regardless. I hope that didn't bore you all to death. It was way too long a post and wrecked the laws of internet attention span, but I had fun typing it. __________________