At 04:21 PM 10/4/2004 -0400, Henry Spencer wrote:
Hmm, does the FAI have a category for air-launched vehicles?
Yep.
CLASS C-I, GROUP IV, ROCKET ENGINE
LAUNCHED FROM AN AIRCRAFT
ALTITUDE (USA) MAJ Robert M. White, USAF 95,936 m North American X-15-1 314,750 ft 1 Reaction Motors XLR-99, 50,000 lbs Edwards AFB, CA 7/17/62
Son of a gun. I guess Walker's flights weren't registered with FAI.
So Mike and Brian have both beat the official record.
-R
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