I understand that, and the time it would take to travel that distance would be over a day. Planes wouldn't be able to physically go that distance without refueling.
...I'm not sure I understand your response. I'm saying that the distance traveled (over the north pole and the USA) is physically impossible for a commercial airplane to do without making a stop. And yet, there are nonstop flights between those two countries. How is that possible?
That's fair, I do know something about the physical limitations of the range. I'm an engineer, and a buddy of mine is a pilot. A plane wouldn't be able to travel that sort of distance over the north pole from Australia to SOuth America without stops. Here's some flight info for you:
I understand that, and the time it would take to travel that distance would be over a day. Planes wouldn't be able to physically go that distance without refueling.
...I'm not sure I understand your response. I'm saying that the distance traveled (over the north pole and the USA) is physically impossible for a commercial airplane to do without making a stop. And yet, there are nonstop flights between those two countries. How is that possible?
That's fair, I do know something about the physical limitations of the range. I'm an engineer, and a buddy of mine is a pilot. A plane wouldn't be able to travel that sort of distance over the north pole from Australia to SOuth America without stops. Here's some flight info for you:
https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/australia-south-america-airline/?_sm_vck=VQv5jR3qnWJvN41RjN7303kQWBBRWvVBn17s75sfn54jR617SVR2
I understand that most are not non-stop, but the existence of any being nonstop briings question to the theory you're putting out there.