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That's Mach 1 in nearly no atmosphere. Nothing there to tear stuff off.
by SoftwareMaven 14y ago
That's Mach 1 in nearly no atmosphere. Nothing there to tear stuff off.
- noinput 14y agoThat's a really fascinating reality!
- dhughes 14y agoI thought even at that altitude there would still be a significant amount of atmosphere but apparently not. Even 39km there's still a lot of atmosphere to go but I guess it's pretty thin. When interviewed Kittinger said something "To all those who said Baumgartner suit would tear apart I salute you with a middle finger!" I laughed but thought it was unnecessary harsh since at some point he may enter thicker atmospheric region going 1,340km/h. The design of aircraft are angled to near points and aircraft skin of supersonic craft are made of exotic materials to withstand thousands of degrees Celsius. I figured Mach 1 in a bulky suit thin atmosphere or not at some point something may tear, give way or heat up suddenly.