The earth rotates to the east. The plane flies to the west. The plane is moving, but so is the earth. Airspeed does not equal ground speed. If the plane flies west at 500 mph (airspeed), and the earth is rotating at 1000 mph (equatorial), wouldn't the ground distance covered be greater than if the plane was flying east?
Seriously yourself. Seems like a legitimate question to me.
262 posted on 03/15/2014 7:58:40 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe
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