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I suggest that all our West Coast brethren keep an eye to the sky. Sounds like this puppy at 13,000 mph could do more damage to your boat than, say, a 900 foot freighter. Guess it is kind of like having your radio-control sailboat go out of control range. Boat just keeps happily toodling along. ____________________________________________________________________ Contact Lost with Hypersonic Glider after Launch (Article from Product Design Magazine) An unmanned hypersonic glider developed for U.S. defense research into super-fast global strike capability was launched atop a rocket early Thursday but contact was lost after the experimental craft began flying on its own, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said. There was no immediate information on how much of the mission's goals were achieved. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, was the second of two planned flights of a Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2. Contact was also lost during the first mission. Shaped like the tip of a spear, the small craft is part of a U.S. military initiative to develop technology to respond to threats at 20 times the speed of sound or greater, reaching any part of the globe in an hour. The HTV-2 is designed to be launched to the edge of space, separate from its booster and maneuver through the atmosphere at 13,000 mph before intentionally crashing into the ocean.

On 8/12/2011 12:47 PM, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) wrote: > > I suggest that all our West Coast brethren keep an eye to the sky. > Sounds like this puppy at 13,000 mph could do more damage to your boat > than, say, a 900 foot freighter. > At 13,000 mph, it's not just the west coast that has to worry. Maybe I'll put my bicycle helmet on, just in case. Chris Campbell > >

"Guess it is kind of like having your radio-control sailboat go out of control range. Boat just keeps happily toodling along." I once had a Sig King Kobra RC airplane do that very thing at full throttle..found it a few treelines over..and a bit farther over, and a few more feet father..I still have the wheels.. Beau Cal 21 Callipygian --- On Fri, 8/12/11, Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) <hu… [at] bah.com> wrote: From: Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) <hu… [at] bah.com> Subject: [Cal_Boats] Whoops! To: "CAL Yahoo (Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com)" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 11:47 AM I suggest that all our West Coast brethren keep an eye to the sky. Sounds like this puppy at 13,000 mph could do more damage to your boat than, say, a 900 foot freighter. ____________________________________________________________________ Contact Lost with Hypersonic Glider after Launch (Article from Product Design Magazine) An unmanned hypersonic glider developed for U.S. defense research into super-fast global strike capability was launched atop a rocket early Thursday but contact was lost after the experimental craft began flying on its own, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said. There was no immediate information on how much of the mission's goals were achieved. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, was the second of two planned flights of a Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2. Contact was also lost during the first mission. Shaped like the tip of a spear, the small craft is part of a U.S. military initiative to develop technology to respond to threats at 20 times the speed of sound or greater, reaching any part of the globe in an hour. The HTV-2 is designed to be launched to the edge of space, separate from its booster and maneuver through the atmosphere at 13,000 mph before intentionally crashing into the ocean.

For you radio people, imagine the Doppler shift that needs to be tracked on the telemetry at these speeds. Especially if you are not quite sure where the thing is and which way it is going. An interesting exercise in delta freq. I loved the one on the RC plane. A bit here, a bit there. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 12:47 PM To: CAL Yahoo (Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com) Subject: [Cal_Boats] Whoops! I suggest that all our West Coast brethren keep an eye to the sky. Sounds like this puppy at 13,000 mph could do more damage to your boat than, say, a 900 foot freighter. Guess it is kind of like having your radio-control sailboat go out of control range. Boat just keeps happily toodling along. ____________________________________________________________________ Contact Lost with Hypersonic Glider after Launch (Article from Product Design Magazine) An unmanned hypersonic glider developed for U.S. defense research into super-fast global strike capability was launched atop a rocket early Thursday but contact was lost after the experimental craft began flying on its own, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said. There was no immediate information on how much of the mission's goals were achieved. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, was the second of two planned flights of a Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2. Contact was also lost during the first mission. Shaped like the tip of a spear, the small craft is part of a U.S. military initiative to develop technology to respond to threats at 20 times the speed of sound or greater, reaching any part of the globe in an hour. The HTV-2 is designed to be launched to the edge of space, separate from its booster and maneuver through the atmosphere at 13,000 mph before intentionally crashing into the ocean.