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They're getting good. Well done to Burt and the team!
..spade. "Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... A good way to celebrate the anniversary. http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...ews/121703.htm |
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This is some of the best news for private space, ever, with a promise of the
best being yet to come. ".spade." wrote in message ... They're getting good. Well done to Burt and the team! .spade. "Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... A good way to celebrate the anniversary. http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...ews/121703.htm |
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http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...ews/121703.htm
Not only did they break the sound barrier, but they did some tests of the inflight reconfiguration (is there a less awkward term? Maybe not, since I'm not particularly aware of other aircraft that have a similar capability): He then configured the ship in its high-drag "feathered" shape to simulate the condition it will experience when it enters the atmosphere after a space flight. . . . After descending in feathered flight for about a minute, Brian reconfigured the ship to its conventional glider shape and flew a 12-minute glide to landing at Scaled's home airport of Mojave. Hard to believe this is the first small company supersonic aircraft, but I can't think of a counterexample. |
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"Jim Kingdon" wrote in message
news Hard to believe this is the first small company supersonic aircraft, but I can't think of a counterexample. Jim Bede's BD-10. At least two were built and flown. They had a top speed of 930 mph. -Kim- |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 04:31:10 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
"Kim Keller" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: "Jim Kingdon" wrote in message news Hard to believe this is the first small company supersonic aircraft, but I can't think of a counterexample. Jim Bede's BD-10. At least two were built and flown. They had a top speed of 930 mph. A theoretical top speed perhaps. I don't think they ever achieved it, or anything close. |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 04:31:10 -0800 (PST), "Kim Keller"
wrote: "Jim Kingdon" wrote in message news Hard to believe this is the first small company supersonic aircraft, but I can't think of a counterexample. Jim Bede's BD-10. At least two were built and flown. They had a top speed of 930 mph. Er, they may well have had, but they never flew anywhere near that fast. When discussing aircraft, like other vehicles, it's important to keep actual and predicted number separate. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...ews/121703.htm
Woohoo! Great day! So, Rutan has won the silver, will he now go for the gold? If I'm not reading too much into http://www.xprize.org/papers/XPupdate_1203.pdf (page 2), that would appear to be 6-9 months off. |
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