Re: top speed

["Rich Zuk" <emt@imcnyc.com>]

You folks are way to resourceful.  I love this list!

Let's talk about my coolant smell in my 88 16V.
Peace
Rich


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Madison <markie@proaxis.com>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>; Rich Zuk <emt@imcnyc.com>
Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: top speed


>
>Yah, I seem to remember someplace that the jetstream only goes from
>60-120knots.. which is roughly equivalent to 69.1mph-138.2 mph...
>the plane would then have to be able to achieve 650mph.. which I do think
is
>impossible.. the airspeed indicator only shows 450-500 knots on a 747.
>450 knots = 518.2 mph    so if you were going the fastest the jetstream
>goes.. 138+518 mph.. then you would still only be going approximately
656mph
>landspeed.
>
>I could be wrong.. these are guestimates.. but I get these facts from
fairly
>reliable sources...
>
>here's a 747 airspeed indicator.
>
>Mark Madison
>
>85 Scirocco
>85 Golf GTi
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rich Zuk <emt@imcnyc.com>
>To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 07, 1999 6:34 PM
>Subject: Re: top speed
>
>
>>Well... I do believe it was jetstream.  I was a passenger.  They didn't
>have
>>the movie running, but had our speed displayed on the screen instead.
>>
>>I thought it was in the 8-hundred area.  Could be wrong.  However, I
>figured
>>someone would enjoy the response.
>>
>>However, I can't beat James Mikesh on the list doing Mach 2.1 in an F-4C
at
>>FL550(55,000 feet above sea level).   Now that's fast!
>>
>>Peace,
>>Rich
>>
>>
>>
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