On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Randall Clague wrote:
> ><< Unofficial altitude was 368,000 feet. >>
> >112.2 km, significantly over the X-prize minimum!
>
> Not only that, but over 365,000 feet, Joe Walker's X-15 altitude record
> (354,300 feet) plus the 3% margin necessary to claim the record.
Hmm, does the FAI have a category for air-launched vehicles? My (dim and
possibly incorrect) memory is that the aviation records require that the
vehicle take off from the ground under its own power, and so the various
X-15 records are all unofficial.
Henry Spencer
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