Launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia on 7-8-94 with the IML-2 Spacelab facility for microgravity science. NASA's Lisa Malone and James Hartsfield commentating. Source NASA.
No it's about the right time to go super-sonic - don't forget how damn heavy that bird is on take off - she gets extremely quicker the lighter it gets.
it looks like they broke the sound barrier at 1:30 .i think it takes a while because it must be heavier than let s say a f18and not as aerodinamic .maybe i m wrong
@TheJacinte its actually easier because as they climb speed of sound decreases. Speed of sound varies directly with temperature.
AtlantisB737 1 year ago
No it's about the right time to go super-sonic - don't forget how damn heavy that bird is on take off - she gets extremely quicker the lighter it gets.
D4mo84 2 years ago
it looks like they broke the sound barrier at 1:30 .i think it takes a while because it must be heavier than let s say a f18and not as aerodinamic .maybe i m wrong
TheJacinte 2 years ago
Any ideas what that is at 1:30?Surely not a sonic boom as they would be supersonic before that!
SteveSalisbury 2 years ago
Excellent!
SZSearcher 2 years ago
This is really cool
Thecoolastronaut1 3 years ago