RSwordsman t1_iyf4599 wrote
Reply to comment by DarkAlman in ELI5 if a plane flew really high then hovered for 24hrs, would it rotate with the earth, or would it be able to watch the land rotate? by JoyGodLives
> If they were to have zero ground speed they would immediately crash.
Just some clarification here you probably mean zero airspeed. If the wind is blowing 70mph and a plane's stall speed is 60, it could very well hover above the ground while the gauge reads 70mph.
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