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To: Spktyr
Point was, we had figured out the structural and thermo issues, but you knew that.

Some clown posted that the experimental missiles were all falling apart.

72 posted on 10/13/2020 11:01:12 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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To: doorgunner69

He’s not totally wrong, other countries did have structural issues with their hypersonic prototypes. However, I can’t think of any in the last 15-20 years off the top of my head.

The other thing is that Sprint and Spartan were *big* missiles and were never going to be vehicle or air launchable. They didn’t have to be for their roles, but their size was indicative of the tech of the day.


76 posted on 10/13/2020 11:06:34 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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