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To: FJB who wrote (175)7/14/2002 6:35:38 PM
From: Proud_Infidel   of 190
 
How fast do you really need to get there?

Supersonic jet crashes in Outback test
July 14, 2002 Posted: 5:32 PM EDT (2132 GMT)

The supersonic jet explodes as it crashes into the ground

WOOMERA, South Australia (Reuters) -- A test launch of what Japanese scientists hope will be the next generation of supersonic jet failed spectacularly in the Australian desert.

The superjet, a 1:10 scale model of a plane that would be able to fly twice as fast as the Concorde, dived into the ground shortly after take-off on Sunday, a Reuters photographer on the scene said.

"It spiralled in the sky and then crashed into the ground in flames," photographer Mark Baker said.

The rocket-propelled 11.5-metre (almost 38-foot) model piggy-backed on a 10-metre (almost 33-foot) rocket, and was supposed to detach from the booster 18 km (11 miles) above the earth and glide back down at over twice the speed of sound.

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A test launch of what Japanese scientists hope will be the next generation of supersonic jet failed spectacularly in the Australian desert (July 14)

The developers of the aircraft, a project involving Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nissan Motor Corp, hope to cut the noise of supersonic flights to the rumble of a Boeing 747 so the superjet can fly anywhere.

The test was originally supposed to have gone ahead on Thursday but had to be postponed because of bad wind conditions.
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