They are cheating
GB
----- Original Message -----
From: "MEIERLE Mike" <Mike.Meierle@alcatel-lucent.com>
To: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 12:32 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Absolute LSR Record - revised.
>I guess that show was dated......
>
> On 31 Jan. 2008, at 9:20 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, the Holloman
> High Speed Test Track conducted a Navy Test with a Sandia-designed
> payload. Initial indications are the test was successful and the payload
> reached a velocity of 6,589 miles per hour. This test is 136 miles per
> hour faster that the existing land speed record of 6,453 miles per hour
> - setting a new world record.
>
> The payload traveled a distance of 3.61 miles in about 6 seconds. The
> sled consisted of three pusher sleds and a forebody sled. A helium tent
> enclosed 2.77 miles of the track in order to reduce the aerodynamic
> heating and drag on the payload.
>
> Mike M.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces+mike.meierle=alcatel-lucent.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:land-speed-bounces+mike.meierle=alcatel-lucent.com@autox.team.ne
> t] On Behalf Of MEIERLE Mike
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 2:11 PM
> To: land speed
> Subject: [Land-speed] Absolute LSR Record.
>
> Was just watching Discovery Channel. I guess were just pikers in the LSR
> Game...back in 2003 The Air Force ran a 4 stage rocket sled to 6,453
> MPH, on the 9.5 mile test track at Holloman AFB(rails, remember the
> human rocket sled testing?). Said they were pulling 150G's. talk about
> another order of magnitude in the numbers! Of course, they do have some
> deep pockets.....
>
>
>
> Mike Meierle
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