From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sat Jun 09 2001 - 15:12:45 MDT
"Michael M. Butler" wrote:
> Yes, it's absolutely true that Lindbergh was not jet-powered, nor was his wingspan comparable to that of a 737.
> Confusing the vehicle with the aviator is crappy thinking.
>
> FWIW, consider Yeager and Rutan in their circumnavigation aboard Voyager--they "outperformed" Global Hawk several years
> ago, _and_ they were privately funded. GH is six-year-old news.
Ah, not quite. Global Hawk has a far greater altitude capability than voyager had, is a low observables aircraft, and is
not just robotic, but has some creative decision making capability in its on board computers, since it maintains no active
link that could be interfered with by hostile powers.
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