Balanced News: Video capturing ‘real speed of planes’ shows just how fast they actually go

A TikTok video captures the “real speed” of planes, showing how quickly they move when not viewed from a great distance. The video features a Boeing 737 with a cruising speed of 545mph, which appears to whizz by. The article explains the Motion Parallax effect, which makes planes seem slower due to their longer presence in our field of vision compared to fast-moving objects on the ground. The article also mentions faster aircraft, such as the Concorde with a cruising speed of 1,340mph and the Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird with a maximum speed of 2,200mph.