Curvature of the Earth?

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08-22-2007, 05:22 PM

ERJ135

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Curvature of the Earth?

Anybody no what altitude you have to be at before you see the curvature of the earth?

08-22-2007, 06:14 PM

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Anybody no what altitude you have to be at before you see the curvature of the earth?

The general consensus among the scientific community from balloon photos and mathematics is about 60,000 ft.

08-22-2007, 08:50 PM

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I've been to 49.9k and you can just make it out on a good day with a little bit of imagination.

I've also been drunk laying on a floor an noticed it.

08-22-2007, 08:53 PM

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I've been to 49.9k and you can just make it out on a good day with a little bit of imagination.

I've also been drunk laying on a floor an noticed it.

Yeah, and if you lay on your back, you'll feel the earth spinning under you. lol

08-22-2007, 09:48 PM

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I've been to 49.9k and you can just make it out on a good day with a little bit of imagination.

I've also been drunk laying on a floor an noticed it.

Lol, now that's funny right there... Sad but true also...

08-23-2007, 04:59 AM

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I've also been drunk laying on a floor an noticed it.

Sanctioned substance abuse, eh?

08-23-2007, 12:51 PM

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Hi all, first post for me. Been to FL55 on British Airways concorde flight BA001 from LHR to JFK in 2000. Through the very small windows, I could see what appeared to be a slight curvature of the earth. What was quite eerie was that the sky went from bright blue to a very dark blue, almost black.

08-23-2007, 03:22 PM

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hey, thanks for the response, guess I'll have to fly something that can go higher than the EMB (FL370) before I see the curvature.

08-23-2007, 03:52 PM

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Had a c650 up to 470 but couldn't see it

08-23-2007, 04:26 PM

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I've talked to a past graduate who flys Lears and has been up to FL500. He said you can BARELY see it as well as a darker blackened sky. P.s. He took a pic of the altimeter and sent it to Bombardier and received something back from them.