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Old 2nd May 2011 | 16:39
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con-pilot

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For ultra high Mach flight, I'd suggest you look up Lifting Body aircraft.

Landing is not all that bad, but they need a hell of a lot of runway to takeoff.

But then again, the Space Shuttle is a delta wing and it certainly does ultra high Mach speed.
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