Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 12:20:46 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from gw.nnsy.navy.mil ([199.208.213.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2084778 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:01:07 -0500 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by gw.nnsy.navy.mil (8.12.8/8.12.6) id h2OG165L004111 for ; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:01:06 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <105650A3D206C84A9827EA79A55640FC289BAF@snnsvr222.nnsy.sy> From: Rumburg William J NNSY X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Tip Speed Query X-Original-Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:02:26 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Loop-Check: X-Loop-Check-FW: If you wanna know what Mach 1 is on any given day, just ask Sonic (I'm doin it)! Bill Rumburg N403WR (Sonic bOOm) 51250 x 60 = 3,075,000 feet per hour or 582 mph. Aren't we getting close to Mach 1? Scott, Yes, you're getting close. Mach 1 is around 600 knots (690 mph) depending on temperature. woua Bill