So why won't it melt?

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Lee — 4/20/2003 7:32:16 PM (archived)

The various articles state that the craft will be traveling around mach 3.5, or slightly faster the the SR-71. The Blackbird has to deal with a lot of heat at that speed, how can a composite airframe cope with such temperatures?

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More stuff on Rutan's Spaceship One - Tom Brosz - 4/18/2003 5:38:02 PM
- Thanks for all the feedback and information - Occasional Reader - 4/20/2003 9:01:08 AM
- New CNN article r/e SpaceShipOne; significance for Shuttle program? - SpaceProjects.com - 4/19/2003 2:13:18 PM
  - SpaceShipOne and Shuttle - Tom Brosz - 4/19/2003 5:29:29 PM
- Some clarification please for an ignoramus - Occasional Reader - 4/19/2003 10:13:31 AM
  - Testing is underway for parts of the system - Larry J - 4/19/2003 3:15:12 PM
    - So why won't it melt? - Lee - 4/20/2003 7:32:16 PM
      - Not all composites are created equally - Larry J - 4/20/2003 10:38:01 AM
      - Re: So why won't it melt? - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2003 9:30:48 AM
        
        also, v vs h - Nick Hoffman - 4/21/2003 5:28:36 PM
    - Rutan did have some outside financial backing for this, but not sure who. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/19/2003 6:52:55 PM
      - Hmm, who has money and has shown a willingness to invest in space? - Larry J - 4/19/2003 9:13:51 AM
        
        Dennis Tito was at the event. - Lee - 4/19/2003 1:14:45 PM
        
        Re: Dennis Tito was at the event. - John Carmack - 4/19/2003 6:01:22 PM
        
        Tito has publicly spoken AGAINST space tax incentives :-( - SpaceProjects.com - 4/19/2003 2:10:47 PM
  - from an ignoramus to one - phil - 4/19/2003 1:00:04 PM

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