The bottom of this layer is calm. Jet planes often fly in the lower Stratosphere to avoid bad weather in the Troposphere. The upper part of the Stratosphere holds the high winds known as the jet streams. These blow horizontally at speeds up to 480 km/hour, or about 300 miles/hour. Cont...
The border between the troposphere and the next layer, the stratosphere, is known as the tropopause, an altitude that fluctuates between four and twelve miles above the earth’s surface. This fluctuation results in rapid shifts in air temperature and pressure, which creates a wind tunnel that c...
This is the role that sent Tom Cruise into the stratosphere professionally and with fans. He’s very good in the role that was tailor made for him as the writers specifically wrote it for him. Cruise is assisted by a great supporting cast with Kelly McGillis continuing her successful trajecto...
Hardy passengers still up for flying may be under the impression they’re aboard the Mary Celeste, with tales of “ghost flights” (empty or near-empty planes) traversing the stratosphere – even before US President Donald Trump’s sudden restrictions on flights between Europe and the United Sta...
Money and brains poured into car technology from all over the world, and in 1908, Henry Ford and his five-year-old company came out with the car that launched the automotive industry into the stratosphere: The Model T.26 Before the Model T, there had been big problems with both ...
This way, the balloons could fly at altitudes twice as high as commercial planes and beam down internet access to the communities below. You can think of it as having several cell towers floating around in the sky in your city and just connecting to the nearest one as they come and go ...