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Subject: Re: Realalistic airspeeds
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 23:06:44
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>  Reducing drag increase speed but its hard
>for me to see how Kim has acheived the sorts of reduction in drag necassary
>to give the speeds that I have heard quoted. I didn't say he claimed to be a
>deity, they never do, do they?
>Jerry

Kim's figures were measured by the CAFE foundation, so are very believable. 
His dad, Paul, worked for Lockheed at the skunk works on design. Maybe that 
has something to do with his success.

Graham



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