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Old 01-05-2004 | 05:54 PM
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Does anyone think or know whether a jet model, not a craft specifically design to do so, can surpass 275 mph terminal velocity without power?
In 1960, USAF Col. Joe W. Kittinger of the U.S. Air Force made an experimental jump from 102,800 feet. Though his stabilization chute opened at 96,000 feet, he continued to accelerate for 6,000 feet more before hitting a peak of 614 miles an hour. If a falling body as dirty as a human bundled up to survive the extreme cold nearly 20 miles up, with a drogue to boot, can reach a terminal velocity 90% the speed of sound it should be a piece of cake for a sleek jet model. 'Course the air is pretty thin up there............

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