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How fast is 4,700 meters per hour?

It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 110,500 meters per hour.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 110,500 meters per hour in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 119,000 meters per hour.
(formally: Topical cyclone; a.k.a. typhoon)
A hurricane is defined by the US National Hurricane Center as a Northern Hemisphere tropical storm having one-minute average wind-speeds of at least 119,000 meters per hour. Typhoons Tip (October, 1979) and Keith (October, 1997) and Hurricanes Camille (August, 1969) and Allen (August, 1980) jointly hold the record for highest tropical storm wind speeds at 310,000 meters per hour.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 120,000 meters per hour.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 120,000 meters per hour. In the 1940's, debate over whether there really was a curve in the curveball pitch was settled with the conclusion that the ball does curve; however, an optical illusion caused by the spin of the ball and the batter's perception of motion exaggerates the extent of the curve.
It's about one-thirtieth as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 150,000 meters per hour.
(a.k.a. rising fastball, a.k.a. cross-seam fastball, a.k.a. heater, a.k.a. hummer, a.k.a. smoker; for four-seam grip) (major league average)
The average speed of major league fastball pitch is 150,000 meters per hour. When up against the quickest professional fastball pitchers, a batter may have less than 0.4 seconds to react to a pitched ball.
It's about one-fortieth as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 190,000 meters per hour.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 190,000 meters per hour. In a typical jump from 3,900 m (13,000 ft), a diver in this orientation will be in freefall for 60 seconds.
It's about one-fortieth as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 198,754 meters per hour.
(EF2) (wind speed range average)
According to the Enhanced Fujita scale implemented by the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, a "significant" tornado has an Enhanced Funjita scale classification of EF2 and is characterized by wind gust speeds between 177,027.80 meters per hour and 220,480.10 meters per hour. The largest recorded tornado — an F4 event occurring in Nebraska in May, 2004 — was almost 4.02 km (2.5 mi) across.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 260,000 meters per hour.
(Head-to-Earth orientation or standing, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A head-to-Earth or standing-oriented skydiver's terminal velocity assuming average conditions is about 260,000 meters per hour. In a typical jump from 3,900 m (13,000 ft), a diver in this orientation will be in freefall for 46 seconds.
It's about one-sixtieth as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 284,000 meters per hour.
(for AH-64A Apache, a.k.a. Hughes Model 77) (maximum cruise speed)
The AH-64 helicopter, one of the primary helicopters used by the United States Army, flies at a top cruise speed of 284,000 meters per hour. The AH-64 is the primary military helicopter of several nations including the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, and the Netherlands.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 320,000 meters per hour.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 320,000 meters per hour. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 100,000 meters per hour in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 320,000 meters per hour.
(Train à Grande Vitesse) (for SNCF TGV Réseau, a.k.a. "Network" model, a.k.a. TGV-R) (maximum speed)
The TGV Réseau sets have a top speed of 320,000 meters per hour. The train is capable of travelling the 425 km (264 mi) distance from Paris to Lyon in East-Central France in about two hours.
It's about one-seventieth as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 322,800 meters per hour.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 322,800 meters per hour when fired from a 60-lb, 28-inch draw bow . Archeological evidence from the Ahrensburg valley near Hamburg, Germany indicates that arrows have been used since at least 11 to 12,000 years ago.
It's about one-seventieth as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 329,000 meters per hour.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 329,000 meters per hour. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 161,000 meters per hour.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 350,000 meters per hour.
(a.k.a. Hexie Hao, 和谐号, a.k.a. 和諧號, a.k.a. Héxié Hào, a.k.a. "Harmony")
The CRH-3 train which runs on China's Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway are capable of speeds up to 350,000 meters per hour. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 389,000 meters per hour.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 389,000 meters per hour when diving. Falcons are sometimes sent to scare smaller birds away from airports to improve air traffic safety and were used in World War II to intercept carrier pigeons used by enemy forces.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 1,230,000 meters per hour.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 1,230,000 meters per hour. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 5,390,000 meters per hour to 5,620,000 meters per hour in water, depending on its salinity.
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