San Fransisco - Hongkong Flight Goes CCW
Hello,
Can you tell me why the flight trajectory goes counter clockwise? Even in daytime, at some moment the sun appears at the right side of the cockpit glass? Isn't the sun supposed to stay at the left side of the airplane all the time? Is the globe map wrong? |
The sun rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest. The route to Hong Kong From SFO starts out heading NW. If the flight departed in the morning the sun would be out the right window. The route heading into Hong Kong finishes heading SW, so the sun setting in the NW would also be out the right window. I'm assuming you're not a pilot, so google "great circle route" to understand why the route appears to be a curved line.
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I wish we did SFO-HK
Might want to ask United guys that believe the earth isn’t flat... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Originally Posted by Cheddar
(Post 2718086)
I wish we did SFO-HK
Might want to ask United guys that believe the earth isn’t flat... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Originally Posted by GatotKaca
(Post 2718061)
Hello,
Can you tell me why the flight trajectory goes counter clockwise? Even in daytime, at some moment the sun appears at the right side of the cockpit glass? Isn't the sun supposed to stay at the left side of the airplane all the time? Is the globe map wrong? Here's your homework assignment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_distance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_navigation |
So those guys can't fly armed?
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Originally Posted by Name User
(Post 2718090)
It departed from America so obviously it was America airlines. Duh. Welcome to how the public thinks. Scary, ain't it? And they can vote, too.
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Originally Posted by Arado 234
(Post 2718170)
I had three guys this year telling me the earth is flat.
This guy makes a lot of sense....can't go wrong with a bottle of Zima either! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulw8DGc5kPM |
Originally Posted by Arado 234
(Post 2718170)
I had three guys this year telling me the earth is flat.
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Originally Posted by Arado 234
(Post 2718170)
I had three guys this year telling me the earth is flat.
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