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agumonkey
5001 days ago
On the live stream they said he topped 1173km/h. What speed was the target ? I mean speeds are defined in air and 'normal condition', there was almost no gas around him during his fall right ?
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izend
5001 days ago
Speed of sound has a non-linear relationship with altitude.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=speed+of+sound+at+10000...
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jonmrodriguez
5001 days ago
With
altitude
. Non-linear with attitude would mean w/ angle of attack, which would be fascinating.
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Lapsa
5001 days ago
1,236 kilometres per hour (768 mph)
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http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=speed+of+sound+at+10000...