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Originally Posted by pdf27
The B-52 was also apparently supersonic at altitude, and the Handley-Page Victor was supersonic in a dive.
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Wow. That's impressive. Makes sense though. At fifty or sixty thousand feet I guess Mach 1 probably goes down to about 650 mph or so, which is around the BUFF's speed.
And the Victor too? Interesting. I wonder if the banana wings were a help or hindrance.