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Sounds Like a Drag!
FromPlane Tales
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Convair 990 was a financial disaster that cost General Dynamics one of the largest corporate losses in history but thanks to some fascinating aerodynamics it was also the world's fastest subsonic airliner. This is the story of a little known airliner and the transonic design that allowed it to cruise at Mach 0.97!
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the San Diego Air & Space Museum, NASA and listener Ramiro Couto.
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the San Diego Air & Space Museum, NASA and listener Ramiro Couto.
Released:
Jan 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Christmas Angels: To survive falling thousands of feet from a disintegrating airliner is a remarkable feat but that was just the start of the story! - - Title image under Creative Commons licence by Trotterjt. by Plane Tales