Is the Mach 10 plane in Top Gun real?

While the speed of sound is 760 mph at sea level, it's actually closer to 660 mph at 55,000 ft. In the Top Gun sequel's opening scene, Maverick pilots an experimental aircraft that doesn't exist in real life. However, there are things that are comparable.



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If traveling at Mach 10, it would take approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes to circle around the world. That's pretty fast! You'd be able to see some amazing sights in that amount of time - from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Great Wall of China.

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In the new Top Gun movie, Tom Cruise ejects from a hypersonic jet at Mach 10 and survives. How realistic is this? It would be fatal for the pilot. If an ejection at supersonic speeds needs to take place, the pilot must be protected from the airflow via an ejection capsule.

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It hurts,, a lot ! But current ejection systems are designed to operate at any time during an aircrafts envelope, from zero speed and zero altitude to the top speed. arms and legs are often broken or dislocated,, and there is a lot of internal bruising. It's risky, but ejecting at any speed is risky.

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