Re: FLYING HIGH WITH THE 20D !!!



"Peter Chant" <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Robert C. wrote:
>
>
>> They allowed Supersonic flight at Chattanooga? (How can I tell? Look at
>> the shock waves from the afterburner. These are Supersonic exhaust
>> gasses.
>
> Shock diamonds coming from the engine in reheat does not mean that the
> aircraft is traveling supersonically. I'm sure the chap below is not
> supersonic, but you can clearly see the shock diamonds.
>
> http://www.photo-restorations.co.uk/lightnings/ltngwebalbum/pages/Reheat%20tests%20XR%20728.htm
>
> The aircraft is an English Electric Lightning, a contempory of the
> Starfighter.
>
> --
> http://www.petezilla.co.uk

He's definately using afterburners. You're right, he may not be doing Mach
speed, but he's accelerating fast.

~Robert C.


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