It has come to our attention that a few people out there are a little confused why flying against the rotation of the Earth does not speed up flight times. In a post, admittedly by someone who ...

So you cannot speed up flights by hovering, or moving against the rotation of the Earth. In fact, flying west (against the rotation of the Earth) takes a little longer than flying east.

flying west to LA takes about an hour longer than flying the return trip, but not directly because of the earth's rotation. Instead, the earth's rotation affects the way the wind blows on our planet.

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A former NASA scientist has released an informative animated video that shows how ... hand side the numbers that show the speed of Earth's rotation (1030 mph). Below the Earth is the Sun, and ...