Speed

Flydubai aircraft reached near-supersonic speeds, extreme airframe stress levels - report

“I’m not sure it can ever be used again,” said Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University aerodynamicist Tony Farina, who has worked with the US Air Force and NASA on aviation-related projects.

|ByAARON GLICK
A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.
Police detain 25-year-old Eilat resident after he was caught speeding on Highway 90 at 217km/h. Vehicle and speed readout pictured here.

Israeli man caught speeding on Highway 90 at 217 kph under the influence of drugs

Regardless of where the was, he would have been driving far above the speed limit; the fastest legal speed limit in Israel is 120 kph (75 mph), permitted on Highway 6.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Download all of Netflix in a second: Japanese engineers achieve world's fastest internet speed. Illustration.

Download all of Netflix in a second: Japanese engineers achieve world's fastest internet speed

This unprecedented achievement was made possible through an innovative 19-core optical fiber system, described as a '19-lane highway' for data transmission.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Can the wind go faster than sound? Scientists observe winds reaching up to 33,000 kilometers per hour on a planet.

Can wind exceed sound? Scientists observe 33,000 km/h winds on a planet

To put the wind speeds into perspective, the fastest winds ever observed in our solar system are on Neptune, at a speed of 1,800 kilometers per hour.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Google's quantum chip 'Willow' achieves mind-boggling speed

Completes tasks in minutes that would take conventional computers 10 septillion years.

DECEMBER 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IBM Q System One Quantum Computer at the Consumer Electronic Show CES 2020.