What altitude is best for planes to fly?

What altitude is best for planes to fly?

According to USA Today, the common cruising altitude for most commercial airplanes is between 33,000 and 42,000 feet, or between about six and nearly eight miles above sea level. Typically, aircraft fly around 35,000 or 36,000 feet in the air.

What is the altitude and maximum flight speed that an A380 is capable of?

The A380-800 has a maximum range of 15,000 kilometres (8,000 nmi, sufficient to fly from Chicago to Sydney nonstop), and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 MPH at cruise altitude), similar to that of the Boeing 747.

What is the advantage of aircraft flying at a higher altitude?

Climbing to higher altitudes can avoid the traffic of lower altitudes and translate to less drag, as well as less turbulence. That means decreased consumption of fuel, and, depending on the jet stream, can also mean the availability of tailwinds.

How fast does an A380 fly in mph?

737 mph
Airbus A380/Top speed

Why do pilots wear oxygen masks at high altitudes?

Fighter pilots wear masks to supply them with oxygen to avoid Hypoxia when flying over 10,000 feet. Fighter aircraft have a dynamic pressurization system & when flying at very high altitudes, the pilot will have decreased atmospheric oxygen pressure for breathing. Masks prevent this.

Why does aircraft performance decrease with altitude?

as air density decreases (higher density altitude), aircraft performance decreases. A decrease in air density means a high density altitude; an increase in air density means a lower density altitude.

What is the maximum altitude an A380 can fly at?

Above 41000 ft RVSM is 3000 ft. However A380 can fly above 41000 ft provided that it has sufficient weight other wise flight will experience turbulence however some cargo flights fly at a height of 47000 ft also. Also flying at higher altitudes will reduce fuel requirements.

Why does the A380 fly so slow?

Slower aircraft are flying at lower altitudes. The routes available are generally better at higher altitudes. This altitude is where the engineers designed the A380 to be. The engines, wings, tail assembly and fuselage were all designed for best cruise at 35,000 feet.

What is the optimum operating altitude of an Airbus?

The airbus has a maximum operating ceiling of 43,000 feet. Optimal flying altitude would depend on atmospheric and weather conditions as well as payload, and also traffic patterns and ATC instructions, so 30,000 to 35,000 feet would be normal operating altitude, not necessarily the optimum.

What is the altitude of a 350 aircraft?

Aircraft altitude is usually and officially expressed as flight level, which is aircraft height in feet divided by 100. So, level 350 is 35,000 ft. The airbus has a maximum operating ceiling of 43,000 feet.