You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: Hey Lets fly four times further ... it's really coolView the full contexturban.drooid (25)in #flatearth • 6 years ago for what it's worth, there is an explanation. more distance yes, but more speed too https://www.quora.com/In-an-airplane-do-you-travel-more-distance-in-the-same-amount-of-time-the-higher-up-you-fly#
lol, the highest rated reply ignores the distance question, the next one claims the difference is nominal at 0.28% ...
...which is pretty close to the actual 0.21% difference in distance if the jet was flying at 45,000 feet.