Subject: RE: |SKML| Some unanswered questions Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 17:36:08 -0500 From: "Rudnicki, Edward J." Reply-To: swatkats@PEAK.ORG To: "'swatkats@PEAK.ORG'" >In the ep that starts out with the SK's in their centrifuge contraption, >they state they were at Mach 5 for like, 10, 15 seconds. Mach 5 is equal >to 3,805 MPH. It would make more sense if their heads were ripping off. >The centrifuge should have had covers on the front, sealed and >pressureized. The only machine that has ever gone faster than Mach 5 is That centrifuge scene was all wrong. It shouldn't have been Mach numbers, but rather G's. >the NASA X-15 rocketplane, attaining a top speed of Mach 6.5. It also >reached an altitude record of 365,000 feet. >It seems wierd that a fighter could go faster than Mach 2, only a SR-71 >could do Mach 3.5. Lets guess that the TK goes in the range of Mach 2.5, >which is a little faster than a F-14. Realistically, yes, but it's obvious that the TK is supposed to go faster than that. The MiG-25, with rather cruder aerodynamics than an SR-71, made it to 2.8. But hey, why are we talking about reality here??? ;-) Ed hoping that TCN is available in Singapore and Manila.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Do not meddle in the affairs of the SWAT Kats, . for they well armed and destined to win. Do not meddle in the affairs of our Commander, . for he has a blaster and knows how to use it.