Latest news from Brookside Village, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: United States (16.2%), German (8.9%), English (5.7%), Irish (5.5%), Czech (4.6%), Italian (1.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone. Elevation: 50 feet.
It depends on whether you are talking about an African or European swallow. The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour*, beating its wings 7-9 times per second (rather than 43). But please note that a 5 ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.
Quick Answer. The Cessna Skyhawk, a single-engine plane, has a maximum cruising speed of 124 nautical miles per hour, which is just over 140 miles per hour ground speed. A Boeing 747 typically cruises at 567 miles per hour.