UAVOS/Stratodynamics Perform Successful Stratospheric Spaceport America based on a 3 or 4 m sailplane: Sailplane was launched at little over 98,000ft and while coming down at speeds up...

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UAVOS/Stratodynamics Perform Successful Stratospheric Spaceport America based on a 3 or 4 m sailplane

Jan 1, 2022 07:52:20 #

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

Sailplane was launched at little over 98,000ft and while coming down at speeds up to almost 300 mph, gained 3000ft of altitude in a convection thermal.....cool flight that.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymVEorCe9yk

Jan 1, 2022 08:56:21 #

kvanhook Loc: Oriental, NC

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

Jan 1, 2022 09:50:06 #

PoppieJ Loc: North Georgia

cool

Jan 1, 2022 10:31:23 #

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Very cool indeed!

Jan 2, 2022 06:10:25 #

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Very cool!

Jan 2, 2022 08:03:29 #

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

That was quite the flight!

Jan 2, 2022 10:15:04 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Nice!

Jan 2, 2022 15:32:03 #

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

Great achievement.

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