Comment on SR-72: US secret hypersonic jet to allegedly break sound barrier in 2025 | Believed to be a top-secret project of the US Air Force, the SR-72 is touted to reach over 4,000 mph (6,437 kph), making i...

• Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nepalese tourist bus on a winding mountain road.

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  • jdf038@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I experienced this in Taiwan to less of a degree so thanks for making me never want to go to Nepal because that gives me anxiety just imagining it 😆

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• jettrscga@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.

  The speed of sound is 343 m/s, 767 mph. This description is Mach 5, 5x the sound barrier.

  An F-22 can go 1500 mph.

  Apparently the first airplane to break the sound barrier was Bell X-1 in 1947.

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  • SwampYankee@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think the intention is to highlight it as a milestone in the development of this aircraft. If you read the article, sounds like it hasn’t even been on a test flight yet.

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  • Balex@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Looks like the plan is for it to eventually reach speeds over 4000 mph.

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• Matty_r@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The gut down the street with a Kawasaki Ninja probably thinks he can.

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