Tomorrow: 7000+mph

freakintiger

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For all you speed junkies, here is something to peel back your eyelids.
Tomorrow NASA will attempt to meet or exceed 7000mph, ten times the speed of sound, or 100 times faster than I've ever driven my current ride. The vehicle is the X-43A, and she's (hopefully) gonna make us all look like we're standin' still.
Here's the story:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...53&e=1&u=/nm/20041115/sc_nm/space_scramjet_dc

 

mr_woodster

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that is pretty dang fast, wonder what it runs in the quarter mile...

 

Asha'man

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I bet an SRT4 could beat one.

Ash

 

i4power

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Asha'man said:

I bet an SRT4 could beat one.

Ash

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LOL, teh SRT can nevar lose!

 

bhuff30

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mr_woodster said:

that is pretty dang fast, wonder what it runs in the quarter mile...

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at 7000mph, you get a 1/4 mile every .5 seconds.

 

willys1

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coast to coast in a half hour I wonder how much a first class ticket would be

 

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Well I haven't heard, was it successful?

 

willys1

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freakintiger

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Nov 16, 2004

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No news yet as of this writing. Woodster's in California, maybe he heard/can hear the sonic boom. Just kidding.

 

freakintiger

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The X-43A did it! It broke the World Jet Speed Record at "about" 7000mph or just under Mach 10. They say the aircraft's skin reached about 3000 degrees from the air friction.
WOW!

On a sad note however, NASA does not retrieve these particular test vehicles, so she's deep-sixed at the bottom of the Pacific. RIP, proud machine!

Here is the story:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...53&e=1&u=/nm/20041117/sc_nm/space_scramjet_dc

 

mr_woodster

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3000* HOLY! Think they need an intercooler and alky injection!