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by gymbeaux 664 days ago
What are the assumptions for the “132 miles” figure? At the very least wind is going to affect that- if you’re in a headwind you could probably make it closer to 150 miles (albeit not a huge gain).
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It's other way around, with headwind you will get less distance over ground
Yeah that's why I said at most, so assuming still air and perfect piloting. The worst case is lawn dart, 0 glide.

35000 ft x 20 ratio x 1/5280 mi/ft