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Heavens Above => Aviation => Topic started by: DD1975 on November 04, 2013, 20:00:18 PM
I know Syber will love this one :D
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24803511 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24803511)
Not just Syber. :P
Quote from: BBC
For instance, on one test flight of the HTV-2, the aircraft hit a top speed of Mach 20 and its flight surfaces reached 1,927C (3,500F).
And me without any makings for S'mores. Drat! :(
Mach 20 is around 22,000 feet per second (more or less, depending on temp and altitude), or 15,224 miles per hour. Don't think my car (fast though it might be) could compete. That's home to New York in around 12 minutes! :o
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I now know what to ask SANTA for this year :D