Reply to post: Re: Thumping 'eck or Ecky Thump

What's silent but violent and costs $250m? Yes, it's Lockheed Martin's super-quiet, supersonic X-plane for NASA

Alan Brown Silver badge

Re: Thumping 'eck or Ecky Thump

"having proven that your new car design handles better at 100km/h, don't be surprised when it's handling is sh!t at 300km/h."

Yup, Case in point being the XB-70 Valkerie. Intended to fly at Mach3+ it took a brave pair of pilots giving 110% attention to get anywhere near that and was more than a handful over mach 2.5

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