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Old 16th Oct 2019, 12:23
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Originally Posted by The Sultan
From the second day AUSA press release:

I guess this might be considered progress. A good PR headline would have been “SB-1 Doubles Flight Envelope in One Leap.” So six months to get to 20 knots and another 4 to 6 weeks before they will attempt a fifth flight. They also state they will reach 230 kts plus by March, but hedge by saying what year.

And no commitment to reach the SB>1 design speed at all.
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