Re: NASA 'Scramjet' Soars at Almost 7,000 Mph

From: Brian Allardice (dba_at_extraneous.uniserve.com)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:46:04 GMT

In article <V_WdnRvK3_HW1gPcRVn-oA@adelphia.com>, brooksvmi@notyahoo.com
says...

>Odd that the Concorde managed to conduct successful operations...

Simply flying about is not quite the same as being "successful". A beautiful
plane, and no doubt a fascinating bit of research, but not what I would call a
success.

Cheers,
dba

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