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How long does it take to circle the world with a fighter jet like F-22?
Does any know how long it will take for one of those fighter jets to circle the world? Thank you.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The true maximum speed of the F-22 is unknown to the public but it is estimated at mach 2.25 or about 1,500 mph. Now the circumference of the earth is 25,000 miles (at the equator) so it can be determined that flying nonstop at full speed it could circle the Earth in about 17 hours, but this isn't possible due to the limited fuel supply on board, which gives the aircraft a range of about 1800 miles before refueling is needed. Now with the information we can determine the aircraft will need to do an in-flight refuel about 14 times to make the trip, if you estimate that each rendezvous with the refueling plane will take about 30 minutes, this adds another 7 hours to the equation. So conservatively you can estimate it would take the aircraft anywhere from 24-32 hours to circumnavigate the Earth......approximately.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22_Raptor - Anonymous5 years ago
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- 1 decade ago
Earths Circumference is 24,900 miles
F-22 top speed about 1,300 MPH
So 24,900M/1,300MPH = >19Hrs