Well unless someone came up with some heavy duty alloy's to handle the
extreme heat (the SR-71 Blackbird used titanium to handle the heat problem
at Mach 3+) I don't think it is possible. The heat generated at Mach 30
would be almost 20x the heat generated during a shuttle re-entry. The SR-71
at optimum operation the outside skin temps exceed 1000F (the pilots windows
has coolant circulating through it). Additionally the engines would have to
be sort of like a ramjet or pulsejet technology to generate that sort of
thrust(unless you guys got your hands on some Alien technology [wink]). At
Mach 30 you can circle the globe in under 5min. Mach 30 is like 23,000mph @
sealevel.. Mach 3.0 is a more realistic speed.
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
Rahway
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Steve St.Laurent
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 12:10 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Speed?
>
>
> Not! I mean MACH 30 (plus-still TS). I written a white paper for
> multi-services joint space plane for the Corps and the Navy
> by converting it
> into a 30 passenger special force delivery transport.
>
> =================================
> Steve St.Laurent
> 2000 DC Dakota 4.7, CC, 4x2, 3:55 (soon 330HP)
> 2000 Roush Mustang Stage I (awaiting the new SC)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of The Man
> From Utopia
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 3:26 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Speed?
>
> >
> >
> > NASA/AIR FORCE NEW SPY PLANE called the X-42 running at
> Mach 30 plus.
> >
>
> I hope you mean Mach 3.0.. I still think the Blackbird was the best...
>
> Greg
> 95 DSCC v6 5spd
> Rahway NJ
>
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