| Show I Speed peed Possibilities 5 Certain aviation engineers predict t airplanes may eventually attai attain n tr speed peed of 1000 miles an hour als also o 1 that stop non flights around the th e world will be made As the apparent movement of th the e sun due to fo the earths earth's rotation is I s 3 less than 1000 miles an hour in loU laU latitudes tudes above and below the equator a speed would present some in interesting collateral experiences For example Traveling west vest one on e might circle the globe In daylight t as as the plane would k keep p pace with v h 1 the sun sur Traveling east the plane plan e would m meet t the sun twice so that tha t it would apparently experience tw two o days in 24 hours Strangest of all oil if it the plane were e flying somewhat hat faster taster than the vi vis- vis visIble s Ible movement of the sun it might mig ht start out shortly after alter sunset and andly anc an d fly ly west to overtake the sun tun which h Iv w uld appear to rise In t the e wes west t Continuing its flight It would I fin finally in- in inC C ally lly leave the sun Un so far behind that T appear to tl set In the east P Jl A watch carried under either of hese conditions might tell how long the the plane had bad been in the air but 4 w Uld be of little Utile use in 14 lag inK the time of day at any given ilo during the light flight |
