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Upside down supersonic flight



Hi,

> Reminds me of a proposal several years ago for a high altitude
> 'superorbital' hypersonic transport. It went faster than orbital
> velocity, and generated lift downward to keep it from going into orbit
> :-)
> 
"Interesting concept..." - ALF

are there any details on the net?


Actually the real question should have been as follows:
Since the load factor may be defined as ratio of lift force to the 
weight of the vehicle, was the g-load negative(-1)? or the passengers 
were sitting "upside down"? or....



ciao,

Gordan




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