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Old 7th Aug 2018, 23:06
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
I find the juxtaposition of "hypersonic" and "glide" in the same descriptive a bit jarring. The only thing I can think of that "glides" at hypersonic velocity is a meteor coming down to earth - and that's not so much a glide as a plummet.

Interesting stuff that the 20 pound brains are coming up with.
The Space Shuttle?
Google Eugene Sanger.
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