Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA Chas
"I've been up & past Mach 1.1, but the Crosswind Landing was much more fun."
-Me
Lude,
Now you can help me understand something: Is that like 820MPH at 10,000 or some fixed altitude level? What was the ride?
Hey, I'm hijacking your own thread!
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Understanding & calculating airspeeds was always alot of "Fun" for me. Basically the speed of sound is dependent on the atmospheric temperature. As you rise in altitude, temperature drops (In STANDARD atmospheric conditions- ALOT of variables here tho). So the speed of sound will differ with altitude. At Sea Level its gonna be around 760 mph. We were at approx 18000 feet, so that magical sound barrier resides around 710 mph.
I was riding in an F-16D. Theres a pick in my photo album. We exceeded Mach 1.1 and bounced the G-meter past 8 on several attempts & past 9 a few times. Was unGodly Fun
Logged 1.1 hours, forever burned into my cortex.