If you fly fast enough in one direction can you reach space?

If you fly fast enough in one direction can you reach space?

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comedy dave

Original Poster:

7,507 posts

192 months

Monday 10th January 2011
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Right it's one of "those" questions again.
If an aeroplane / jet etc was to take off, then fly as fast as possible in 1 paticular direction could you in theory fly "into" space?
Or would the earth rotating / gravity etc prevent this?

comedy dave

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7,507 posts

192 months

Tuesday 11th January 2011
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It's meant to say space but maybe the title was too long.
So, if you were in a plan & you went vertically up say 1.5 miles, then flew horizontally you WOULD eventually end up in space?

comedy dave

Original Poster:

7,507 posts

192 months

Tuesday 11th January 2011
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If your on the ground, then you go up however far to "miss a mountain".
Then flew directly straight ahead is it possible to get to space?