Hi Bob,
A bullet from a .22-250 rifle?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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Hi,
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:53:46 AM, Peter wrote
I think the outer tip of a long wip may break the sound barrier, but it may be even
earlier.
DagT
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Hi Bob,
A bullet from a .22-250 rifle?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Nope, the bullet from a .50 caliber machine gun.
Bill
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Hi Bob,
A bullet from a .22-250 rifle?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach
What was the 1st man-made object to break the sound barrier?
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Cheers,
Bob
I should have read the whole post before responding .50 caliber machine gun
bullet. The first man-made object to break the sound barrier would
probably be either a round ball from a muzzle loading rifle,
No, not defeatism. Not nothing left to invent. Just some things can't
be made better based on current understanding
of physical laws.
A.) The Whip.
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:53:46 AM, Peter wrote:
The Bell X-1 was based on the shape of a supersonic bullet. It was used
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:21:25 +0100, Bob W wrote:
What was the 1st man-made object to break the sound barrier?
I'd guess that it was some sort of bullet or cannon projectile.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
A standard black powder charge in a muzzle loading rifle or musket of 250
years ago could have a muzzle velocity of up to Mach 2, though most were
about Mach 1.5. Percussion revolvers (.45 cal., 8 barrel) of the U.S. civil
war had a muzzle velocity of around Mach 1 (1100 - 1200 fps). All the
Probably a bull whip!
rg
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:53:46 AM, Peter wrote:
The Bell X-1 was based on the shape of a supersonic bullet. It was used
because it was simple and the engineers knew
it would travel faster than sound. Sometimes a technology can't be
improved upon.
Bill Owens wrote:
What was the 1st man-made object to break the sound barrier?
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Cheers,
Bob
I should have read the whole post before responding .50 caliber machine gun
bullet. The first man-made object to break the sound barrier would
probably be either a round ball from a muzzle loading
Hi,
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:18:42 PM, dagt wrote:
I think the outer tip of a long wip may break the sound barrier, but it may be even
earlier.
I believe this is correct. The sound of the whipcrack is apparently
a type of sonic boom.
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Cheers,
Bob
Hi,
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 10:30:48 PM, Butch wrote:
Dario wrote:
Don't you find the SpaceShipOne to resemble Sci-Fi movies and book
covers of the Fifties or older?
This is how they should look:
http://www.store.tintin.com/pics/products/small-fuse.jpg.jpg
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Cheers,
Bob
IIRC, Richard Seaman was a PDML'er as recently as the
Duxford airshow in July, 2003:
http://www.macads.co.uk/pdml/
But alas, he's another who has gone over to The Dark Side:
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Photography/index.html
Regards,
Stephen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Sorry to hear that!
Stephen Moore wrote:
IIRC, Richard Seaman was a PDML'er as recently as the
Duxford airshow in July, 2003:
http://www.macads.co.uk/pdml/
But alas, he's another who has gone over to The Dark Side:
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Photography/index.html
Thanks for sharing... definitely some nice shots there. Rutan's designs do
remind me of Gerry Anderson and the Thunderbirds.
Tom C.
From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: OT: Space Ship One
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:42:47 -0400
I've seen Richard Seaman's site before, but this time was the first I've
actually noticed his section on WarBirds.
I had the privilege of flying in an F7F Tigercat in 1952. One of the few
still flying at the time.
Lovely aircraft! A memory to last a lifetime.
keith whaley
Daniel J. Matyola
Dario Bonazza wrote:
Don't you find the SpaceShipOne to resemble SciFi movies and book
covers of the Fifties or older?
That spindle shape, all those portholes, not to speak of the blue starlets
here and there...
To me, it looks like a naive design, very different from what I expected
from
Yeah,
I thought the same thing, Dario.
Mind you, the nostalgia thing is rampant in automobile styling and marketing
these days, isn't it? The new Mini, the VW Beetle, the Ford Thunderbird,
the Chrysler PT Cruiser, etc, etc. Why not spaceships?
I thought its fuselage looked like the Bell X 1
The Bell X-1 was based on the shape of a supersonic bullet. It was used
because it was simple and the engineers knew
it would travel faster than sound. Sometimes a technology can't be
improved upon.
frank theriault wrote:
Yeah,
I thought the same thing, Dario.
Mind you, the nostalgia thing
Peter J. Alling wrote:
The Bell X-1 was based on the shape of a supersonic bullet. It was
used because it was simple and the engineers knew
it would travel faster than sound. Sometimes a technology can't be
improved upon.
Except on this list where all things can be improved upon for an
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