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Old February 18th 04, 07:53 PM
Stephen Fels
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"bart janssens" wrote in message
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If Magellan had claimed that the earth was flat, after he
had circeld the globe, Copernicus and Galileo
rightly would call him a LIAR,INSANE or a KOOK!


And yet, you would tell all the thousands of people who flew the Concorde
across the Atlantic (3,461 miles in 3.25 to 3.5 hrs, in the case of
NY/London), that they were never travelling faster than sound. You've even
bet your life and all of your money on it. They would all rightly call you
"a LIAR,INSANE or a KOOK!" They're your own words...

How about the SR-71 Blackbird crews that set New York to London speed
records back in 1974?
New York to London Speed Run:

Time Flown: 1hour, 54min, 56.4sec

Distance Flown: 3,461.528 statute miles

Speed Flown: 1,806.957368 statute mi/hr.

London to Los Angeles Speed Run:

Time Flown: 3hour, 47min, 39sec

Distance Flown: 5,446.87 statute miles

Speed Flown: 1,435.59 statute mi/hr.
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Old February 18th 04, 07:58 PM
Stephen Fels
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"Stephen Fels" wrote in message
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"bart janssens" wrote in message
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If Magellan had claimed that the earth was flat, after he
had circeld the globe, Copernicus and Galileo
rightly would call him a LIAR,INSANE or a KOOK!


And yet, you would tell all the thousands of people who flew the Concorde
across the Atlantic (3,461 miles in 3.25 to 3.5 hrs, in the case of
NY/London), that they were never travelling faster than sound. You've even
bet your life and all of your money on it. They would all rightly call you
"a LIAR,INSANE or a KOOK!" They're your own words...

How about the SR-71 Blackbird crews that set New York to London speed
records back in 1974?
New York to London Speed Run:

Time Flown: 1hour, 54min, 56.4sec

Distance Flown: 3,461.528 statute miles

Speed Flown: 1,806.957368 statute mi/hr.

London to Los Angeles Speed Run:

Time Flown: 3hour, 47min, 39sec

Distance Flown: 5,446.87 statute miles

Speed Flown: 1,435.59 statute mi/hr.


Here's a copy of Major Jim Sullivan's certificate issued by the French
Federation Aeronautique International (the governing body of aviation world
records) officially certifying the speed of 2,908.016 Kilometers Per Hour.
http://www.wvi.com/~lelandh/cert.jpg


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Old February 18th 04, 07:58 PM
Stephen Fels
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Default What is the visual difference between a stone and a satellite?


"Stephen Fels" wrote in message
...

"bart janssens" wrote in message
om...
If Magellan had claimed that the earth was flat, after he
had circeld the globe, Copernicus and Galileo
rightly would call him a LIAR,INSANE or a KOOK!


And yet, you would tell all the thousands of people who flew the Concorde
across the Atlantic (3,461 miles in 3.25 to 3.5 hrs, in the case of
NY/London), that they were never travelling faster than sound. You've even
bet your life and all of your money on it. They would all rightly call you
"a LIAR,INSANE or a KOOK!" They're your own words...

How about the SR-71 Blackbird crews that set New York to London speed
records back in 1974?
New York to London Speed Run:

Time Flown: 1hour, 54min, 56.4sec

Distance Flown: 3,461.528 statute miles

Speed Flown: 1,806.957368 statute mi/hr.

London to Los Angeles Speed Run:

Time Flown: 3hour, 47min, 39sec

Distance Flown: 5,446.87 statute miles

Speed Flown: 1,435.59 statute mi/hr.


Here's a copy of Major Jim Sullivan's certificate issued by the French
Federation Aeronautique International (the governing body of aviation world
records) officially certifying the speed of 2,908.016 Kilometers Per Hour.
http://www.wvi.com/~lelandh/cert.jpg


 




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