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To: MNJohnnie
The plane was flying a mile every 1.6 seconds, well above our Mach 3.2 limit

Nice story but this speed is 2250mph or mach 2.96

32 posted on 03/07/2008 7:36:49 AM PST by Centurion2000 (su - | echo "All your " | chown -740 us ./base | kill -9 | cd / | rm -r | echo "belong to us")
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To: Centurion2000
Nice story but this speed is 2250mph or mach 2.96

At 80,000 feet, or any altitude above 37,000 feet, 2250 mph is Mach 3.4. As the story says, well above Mach 3.2.

54 posted on 04/02/2008 6:50:29 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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