Lockheed Martin Darkstar is at Edwards Air Force Base and will have its world debut at the 2022 Aerospace Valley Open House, Air Show, & STEM Expo this weekend.
Photos from Edwards Air Force Base Facebook page
Late to the party here, but In this year’s @TopGunMovie, @TomCruise’s character Maverick ejects from a hypersonic plane at Mach 10.5, before it crashed.
He survived with no injuries.
At that air speed, his body would splatter like a chainmail glove swatting a worm. Just sayin’.
When Maverick ejected at Mach 10.5, he was going 7,000 mph, giving him 400 million joules of kinetic energy — the explosive power of 100 kg of TNT. A situation that human physiology is not designed to survive.
So, no. Maverick does not walk away from this. He be dead. Very dead.
While many are still patiently waiting, new invites *are* still gradually rolling out to new testers.
If you’re completed your 100 autopilot miles within 30 days, are on a 2022.20.X update, and have the required upgrades/hardware, please don’t lose hope. ❤️