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How fast is 246 knots?

It's about one-and-one-fifth times as fast as a Peregrine Falcon
The speed of a Peregrine Falcon is about 210 knots.
(a.k.a. Peregrine, a.k.a. Duck Hawk, Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 210 knots 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-and-three-tenths times as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 190 knots.
(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 190 knots. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as fast as a Porsche 911
The speed of a Porsche 911 is about 178 knots.
(for Porsche 911 Type 997 GT2, 2007 model)
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a top speed of 178 knots. It takes just 7.4 seconds for the GT2 to accelerate to 86.90 knots.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as fast as a Lamborghini Gallardo
The speed of a Lamborghini Gallardo is about 170 knots.
(for Gallardo LP 550-2, a.k.a. Valentino Balboni, 2009 model)
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 model Gallardo has a top speed of 170 knots. The Gallardo can reach speeds of 54 knots in just 3.9 seconds.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as fast as The TGV (train)
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The speed of The TGV (train) is about 170 knots.
(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 170 knots. 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-and-two-fifths times as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 174.30 knots.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 174.30 knots 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-and-three-fifths times as fast as a Helicopter
The speed of a Helicopter is about 153 knots.
(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 153 knots. 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-and-four-fifths times as fast as a Skydiver (headfirst)
The speed of a Skydiver (headfirst) is about 140 knots.
(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 140 knots. 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 two-and-a-half times as fast as a Tornado
The speed of a Tornado is about 107.31860 knots.
(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 95.587390 knots and 119.0497 knots. 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 two-and-a-half times as fast as a Skydiver (belly-to-earth)
The speed of a Skydiver (belly-to-earth) is about 100 knots.
(Belly-to-Earth orientation, average conditions, terminal velocity)
A belly-to-Earth oriented skydiver's terminal velocity is about 100 knots. 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 two-fifths as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 667 knots.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 667 knots. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 2,910 knots to 3,030 knots in water, depending on its salinity.
It's about one-third as fast as a Bullet (Handgun)
The speed of a Bullet (Handgun) is about 746 knots.
(for .40 Smith & Wesson 135 grain Sierra JHP, VV 3N37 powder, Fed. 100 primer, Remington case) (muzzle velocity)
A 0.40 caliber Smith & Wesson bullet has a muzzle a velocity of 745 knots. This type of ammunition has been the standard issue round of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1990.
It's about three times as fast as a Fastball (baseball)
The speed of a Fastball (baseball) is about 80 knots.
(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 81 knots. 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 three-and-a-half times as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 66 knots.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 65 knots. 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 four times as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 64.30 knots.
(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 64.30 knots. 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 167 knots.
 
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