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To: Clint Williams

Rough thumb calcs: Mach 6 is apx 3K MPH (4K True Airspeed but I’ll use the lower).

Cross the USA: 1 hour 15 minutes

Circumnavigate the globe at the equator: 8 hours

YMMV.

That is movin’ folks.


3 posted on 09/05/2009 11:27:55 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: freedumb2003

WTF is the difference between air speed and true air speed? Mach 6 is about 4,000 – 4,500 mph depending on the altitude. The speed of sound at sea level is about 760 mph, but it decreases with temperature. At 60,000 ft (where this thing will probably fly) the speed of sound in about 660 mph. That would put Mach 6 at 3,960 mph.


4 posted on 09/05/2009 11:39:55 AM PDT by pelican001
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To: freedumb2003

imho . . .

from what my relative assured me . . .

we have craft that routinely go much, much faster than that

and have since AT LEAST 1970.


7 posted on 09/05/2009 12:51:22 PM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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