What is the slowest a plane can fly?

Aeroplanes, or airplanes if you're American, need to maintain a certain speed to allow flight. Technically this is the so-called 'stall speed', where air passes over the wings fast enough to sustain altitude, and for small planes this can be less than 50km/h (31mph).
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How Slow Can commercial planes fly?

In an era when everything else is accelerating, airplanes are actually flying at slower speeds than they used to… Specified cruising speeds for commercial airliners today range between about 480 and 510 knots, compared to 525 knots for the Boeing 707, a mainstay of 1960s jet travel.
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What's the slowest that a Boeing 747 can fly?

Depending on the weight, winds, and many other variables, I would say the slowest is 140 knots. This speed leaves little room for error & any responsible pilot doing a slow 'air show' fly-by will be d... The stall speed is published as 138 Kts/160 mph, so roughly 20 above that to maintain level flight.
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What is the slowest a fighter jet can fly?

It depends on weight and altitude, so there is no one answer, but it goes down to 100 knots and below. The most popular GA aircraft, the Cessna 172, has an official cruise speed of 122 knots. This is within the operating limits of most jet fighters, except when overloaded or at altitude above that of GA aircraft.
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How fast does a plane have to go to fly?

Most commercial aircraft typically fly at around 460-575 mph, or 740-930 km/h, according to Flight Deck Friend.
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Do private jets fly faster?

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Most private jets tend to be faster and more fuel efficient than their commercial cousins, some flying at speeds of well over 500 MPH, which can cut significant time off of cross-country flights.
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How far can small planes fly?

Small planes can get anywhere from 500 nautical miles to upwards of 1500 nautical miles depending on fuel load and optional tank configuration. But the middle of that range seems to be the average. I have found that range is more dependent on how long you can sit in the plane not now much gas you can carry.
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How Slow Can an F 35 fly?

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Pentagon after the tests concluded that an F-35C can only fly at Mach 1.3 for 50 cumulative seconds, meaning that a pilot cannot clock 50 seconds at that speed, slow down for a couple of seconds and then speed back up.
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Can Jets stall?

Warning of a stall

Any fixed-wing aircraft can stall. And all aircraft have warning systems to prevent, or alert pilots, to dangers. On a smaller, light aircraft, the most common method involves a simple flap on the leading wing edge, designed to activate a warning if the wing approaches its critical angle of attack.
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Can military jets stall?

most fighters have a thrust to weight ratio > 1, so they are more like rockets. Any aircraft can stall if the wing AOA exceeds the stall limit.
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What plane has the lowest stall speed?

The Ruppert Archaeoptrix Electro (Wikipedia, official website) apparently has a stall speed of 30 km/h (19 mph / 16 kn), and I think that makes it a candidate for the current "slowest" fixed wing aircraft.
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What speed does an A380 take off at?

Update: The take-off speed of an A380 depends on various factors such as weight, fuel, weather conditions etc. The wheels go up just after V2 (safe take-off speed), at a positive rate of climb. Under typical conditions, it is usually between 150-170 knots (170-195 mph or 275-310 kph).
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What speed does a 737 land at?

The average landing speed for a Boeing 737-800 with flaps deployed is about 145 knots, but this can be higher depending on the plane's weight. The number of flaps deployed can also vary due to crosswinds and wind shear. When landing without flaps, the speed on a 737-800 is more like 200 knots.
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How fast can a private jet go?

Private jets can typically travel at speeds between 400 mph and a little over 700 mph, with an average cruising speed of about 600 mph. The fastest private jet is the Cessna Citation X, which has a top speed of 711 mph.
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How fast does a plane go when taking off?

Typical takeoff air speeds for jetliners are in the range of 240–285 km/h (130–154 kn; 149–177 mph). Light aircraft, such as a Cessna 150, take off at around 100 km/h (54 kn; 62 mph). Ultralights have even lower takeoff speeds.
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Do bigger planes fly faster?

Most small planes fly between 120-180 mph. In contrast, private and commercial jets regularly fly 4-5x faster, whereas military jets can even fly 10x as fast. Small planes fly slower than larger planes, primarily due to their less powerful engines.
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Can a plane drop out of the sky?

Unless there is a catastrophic failure of an aircraft's structure (which is extremely rare indeed), a plane cannot 'just fall out of the sky' any more than water can flow uphill.
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What happens when a plane gets struck by lightning?

An airplane can essentially act as a lightning rod. The bolt will initially strike one point, like the nose, and travel through the aircraft to an exit point, like the wing tip. After that, the bolt will continue where it could hit the earth's surface.
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Why do planes crash on takeoff?

Common causes of takeoff and landing accidents include: Collisions with ground personnel. Overshooting a runway can cause a collision with ground crews or vehicles that were not cleared to cross the tarmac. Bad weather.
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What is the fastest plane?

Lockheed Martin's new hypersonic plane is expected to travel at Mach 6. The Lockheed Martin SR-72, which is rumored to be the world's fastest plane, is expected to make a test flight in 2025, eight years after its private proposal in 2013.
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What is the fastest US military plane?

The SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest operational military aircraft in history to this day, despite leaving service more than two decades ago, but its Lockheed predecessor in the A-12 was actually faster.
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Why don't planes fly over the Atlantic?

Early aircraft engines did not have the reliability needed for the crossing, nor the power to lift the required fuel. There are difficulties navigating over featureless expanses of water for thousands of miles, and the weather, especially in the North Atlantic, is unpredictable.
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How much is airplane fuel cost?

The cost of airline fuel has been volatile over the last sixteen years. From a high of 3.17 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2012, just four years later the cost had fallen by more than half to 1.45 U.S. dollars and reaching 1.98 U.S dollars per gallon in 2021.
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Can you fly a Cessna to Hawaii?

I have seen many small planes flown from here to Hawaii with the addition of ferry tanks. Portable fuel tanks are added inside the passenger cabin. It takes a special person to be able to fly these kinds of flights since in a single engine Cessna type aircraft it is about a 20 hr nonstop flight.
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