Planes are fast. So are trains. Usually, planes are faster than trains, but if a plane flies very slow and a train moves very fast, they can travel at the same speed.

That's exactly what happened when the French rail service opened up a new high-speed rail line. The train runs between the towns of Connerré and Cesson-Sévigné at a speed of around 200 miles per hour. To commemorate the line's opening, a Dassault Rafale fighter jet flew alongside the train as it sped down the tracks.

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To be fair, the jet was flying far below top speed , and if the pilot opened the throttle the train wouldn't stand a chance. But maybe in 20 years or so we might commemorate the first hyperloop in the same way—and the jet would be struggling to catch up.

Source: Puissance Française via Sploid

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