Yup! 105,000 feet for a non-government/civilian aircraft is indeed a record.

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Jacob Samorodin — 4/9/2004 8:32:05 PM (archived)

Also...at 105,000 feet, the curvature of the Earth is clearly seen,
the sky overhead is black, the air is so thin... there is no real aerodynamic control at speeds below Mach-2.

All I can say about Burt Rutan's efforts? WOW!!!!

Jacob

"We choose to go to the moon, and do those OTHER THINGS,
not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
John F. Kennedy.

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Rutan is licensed for a manned suborbital flights! - Chris Vancil - 4/7/2004 11:35:27 PM
- re: Rutan plane flies to 100,000 feet! - Tom Brosz - 4/8/2004 6:03:07 PM
  - Isn't that a new record? - Lee - 4/9/2004 7:39:21 PM
    - Yup! 105,000 feet for a non-government/civilian aircraft is indeed a record. - Jacob Samorodin - 4/9/2004 8:32:05 PM
      - re: Rockets versus aircraft..... - Success_Machine - 4/9/2004 9:41:07 PM
  - Expanding the envelop - Larry J - 4/8/2004 8:28:41 PM
- Yup! I think Scaled Composites is going to get the X-Prize this year. - Jacob Samorodin - 4/8/2004 4:20:52 PM
  - A balloon launched rocket will have a tough time winning the X-Prize - Larry J - 4/8/2004 5:48:31 PM
- That is a milestone. - REB - 4/8/2004 3:34:48 PM

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