X-43A Goes 7,000 MPH – Getting Ready for Mach 10
X-43A Raises the Bar to Mach 9.6 Guinness World Records recognized NASA's X-43A scramjet with a new world speed record for a jet-powered aircraft – Mach 9.6, or nearly 7,000 mph. The X-43A set the new mark and broke its own world record on its third and final flight on Nov. 16, 2004. In March 2004, the X-43A set the previous record of Mach 6.8 (nearly 5,000 mph). The fastest air-breathing, manned vehicle, the U.S. Air Force SR-71, achieved slightly more than Mach 3.2. The X-43A more than doubled, then tripled, the top speed of the jet-powered SR-71. The X-43
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Bombardier Global 7000 Large Private Jet – Features Photos
Bombardier Global 7000 Large Private Jet – Features Photos Max Range: 7,300 nautical miles Max Seating: 19 passengers Price (Approximate): $65 Million Engine Make & Model: Next Generation GE Engine Engine Layout: Twin Turbofan Thrust (per Engine): 16,500 lbf Total Thrust: 33,000 lbf Avionics Make & Model: Global Vision Flight Deck Basic Operating Weight: 56,800 lbs Max Zero Fuel Weight: 62,500 lbs Max Takeoff Weight: 106,250 lbs Max Landing Weight: 85,800 lbs Max Ramp Weight: 106,500 lbs Max Payload: 5,700 lbs Max Payload (Full Fuel): 2,250 lbs Useable Fuel Capacity: 47,450 lbs Cabin Volume: 2,637 cu ft Interior Features (Optional):
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., NetJets is paying attention why aren't investors? BBD.B on the TSX NetJets Inc., the business-jet operator owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A), said it placed a record order for as many as 120 Bombardier Inc. (BBD/B) planes in anticipation of a rebound in luxury travel. The agreement, worth more than $6.7 billion at list prices, comprises 50 firm orders and 70 options, according to a statement. How much Columbus, Ohio-based NetJets would pay for the aircraft, which will be delivered starting in the fourth quarter of 2012, wasn't disclosed. NetJets, which also ordered
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