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Old 23rd Aug 2021, 18:46
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The wartime supersonic one is at Brooklands and was used by Barnes Wallis if I remember correctly, it was a balloon in a building that was balloon shaped internally, the air was then let out of a small orifice attaining supersonic speed for a brief time, I seem to remember under a second?
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