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Indeed, he didn't break the speed of sound. When he hit around an estimated 729mph, he was spinning a fair bit. It looked as if he made the decision to attempt
by MrFoof 14y ago
Indeed, he didn't break the speed of sound. When he hit around an estimated 729mph, he was spinning a fair bit. It looked as if he made the decision to attempt to stabilize (I think he mentioned during descent that he thought he was going to pass out) himself at the cost of not breaking the sound barrier.
- monochromatic 14y agoSurely the speed of sound is much lower at that altitude, since it's so cold. Are people talking about the sea-level speed of sound?
- arrrg 14y agoOn their website they say that the speed of sound would be about 690mph at the height that he was expected to reach it, not 768mph – that speed just applies at standard temperature and pressure. I would very much like confirmation on that point, but it seems to me that pointing to the 729mph you saw is no such confirmation.
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