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From: "Russell McMahon" <apptech@PARADISE.NET.NZ>
> Claimed absolute world land speed record
> 6400 mph
>
>         http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/874639p-6100729c.html

See if you can get hold of some of the manned sled stories. A lot of the
tests they used to do with Holloman's rocket sled involved g-limit medical
testing. They'd strap some poor stiff who lost the coin flip on board,
accelerate that baby at 10-15 g's, decelerate it again, and see if he was
still alive. A lot of the test "victims" got stuck in a hospital bed for
weeks, recovering from these extreme forces.
They also used this baby to test ejection seats at high speeds. I don't
think they ever actually did any manned ejection tests, but some of the
"oopsie" movies are pretty exciting.

- Robert :O)

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