 | Favorite 5 Aircraft- All Eras Allowed.| Old Threads Discuss Favorite 5 Aircraft- All Eras Allowed. in the Old Stuff forums; But when the SR is on chase for a shuttle, it is considerably higher than just prior to landing. The ... |
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01-27-2005, 10:46 AM
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#271 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | But when the SR is on chase for a shuttle, it is considerably higher than just prior to landing. The service ceiling for the blackbird is 85,000 feet plus. I will leave it at that.
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01-27-2005, 11:51 AM
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#272 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | The X-15 went over 200,000ft...I think it was so high it was techinically out of the earths atmosphere. 
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01-27-2005, 12:54 PM
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Country:  | Skimming the earths atmosphere, it never actually went out. That would be impossible, at only Mach 6.
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01-27-2005, 12:59 PM
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#274 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | I think it actually reacher Mach 7 on one occasion, flying at 215,000ft. Not sure though, ill have to check it...
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01-27-2005, 01:10 PM
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#275 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | SR-71 isn't the fastest plane opn the earth, the X-15 is only the fastest MANNED craft, nasa has launched unmanned craft at over mach 10, and the SR-71 holds the world speed and altitude record at something like mach 3.31 and 80,000+ft, to qualify for this record the craft must be powered by a conventional jet engine and must be able to take off and land under it's own power, which the X-15 could not, but they're only a couple of the things needed to qualify................
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01-27-2005, 02:03 PM
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| And wasn't the X-15 powered by a rocket and not a jet?
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01-27-2005, 03:23 PM
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#277 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | Yep. It was still faster and flew higher than the Blackbird though.
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01-27-2005, 03:43 PM
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#278 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yes but it does not hold the officail world speed record because it couldn't take off and land under it's own power and wasn't powered by a conventional jet engine.............
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01-27-2005, 03:49 PM
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Country: | I know. What do you mean land under its own power? How else is it gonna land 
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01-27-2005, 04:05 PM
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#280 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it's just the term used................
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01-27-2005, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by plan_D It certainly is impressive, but a shuttle is slowing down as it hits the ground. I reckon they land at around Mach 2 - 3. A controlled crash, a bit like a Lightning landing. | The shuttle lands at around 220~230 mph. | |
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01-27-2005, 05:40 PM
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#282 | | Senior Member
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| the x-15 may be faster, but it kills its pliots, and the fact that a rocket powered plane is no compareable to a jet powered | |
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01-27-2005, 10:27 PM
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#283 | | Junior Member
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| but the american crews would have a clue what they were doing at night!!!! we on the other hand did
hmmm.......i guess thats why the americans had all the night fighters like the P-61 and a-26's and modified hellcats, and had success with them, cuz they didnt know wut they were doing. | |
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01-28-2005, 12:38 AM
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#284 | | Senior Member
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Country: | The US had all the Night-Fighters? I see, so the Mosquito, Beaufighter, Defiant weren't Night-fighters at all.
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01-28-2005, 02:51 AM
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#285 | | Junior Member
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| My favourites:
1. Focke-Wulf Fw 190A
good firepower and excellent looks
2. Douglas A-26 Invader
same as previous, 3-war veteran
3. Tupolev Tu-95 Bear
15000 hp / engine, that's something. And they are still in active duty (since 1955) 
4. Messerscmitt Me 410
Good heavy fighter and one of the most beautiful twin-engined planes of all time.
5. Messerschmitt Bf 109
My grandfather flew these in the Continuation War (1941-1944).
I also like all 2/4-engine bombers and transports. All big planes sort of fascinate me. | |
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