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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(missile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(missile) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZGaMt7UgQ https://www.youtube.c
by jaggederest 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(missile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(missile)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZGaMt7UgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZGaMt7UgQ
Mach 10 in five seconds. Ablative cooling, due to the surface reaching 3500c from air friction.
- hermitcrab 3y agoThe aerodynamic stress of that sort of acceleration close to sea level must be massive. it is a wonder they could make anything strong enough to survive it while being light enough to achieve that sort of acceleration.
- HPsquared 3y agoOn the plus side, the high temperature is only there for a few seconds. So it doesn't need to permanently withstand it, just for long enough to keep the systems operating.