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		GaryNumanVevo on Feb 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing 787 Reaches 801 MPH as a Jet Stream Packs R... Just make a jet stream going the other way at a different altitude

jfk13 on Feb 19, 2019 [–]

Or just fly with the jetstream in all cases, all the way around the earth if necessary. Some trips would be quite long, but think how much fuel they'd be saving!

AnimalMuppet on Feb 19, 2019 | [–]

A 200 MPH tailwind doesn't compensate for a 20,000-mile-longer flight.

dylan604 on Feb 20, 2019 | | [–]

Plus, what airline is going to want to pay out those miles?

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