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Two identical aircraft leave the same exact time from an airport on the equator and circumnavigate the earth. One goes east the other west. Now for simplicity we will take all winds and weather and fuel out of the scenario. Both aircraft will travel the same exact speed, same exact altitude same exact track (with the exception of where they pass at 180 degrees around the globe (they just miss each other at that point) .
Will one aircraft arrive back at the starting airport before the other, taking in the rotation of the earth as a possible factor?
Will one aircraft arrive back at the starting airport before the other, taking in the rotation of the earth as a possible factor?