I think it would be neat if sub-orbital flights could be modeled. X-15/B-52 flights, Virgin Galactic flights, SR-71/U-2 flights.
not Virgin had very bad experience with dicky
(Before it offends anyone meaning his flights)
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We thought you might appreciate this.
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Or there is the evergreen, Orbiter (Orbiter 2016 Space Flight Simulator). I must admit I still have to learn how to correctly deorbit the standard Delta Glider:
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The aerodynamics of supersonic flight are significantly different from the aerodynamics of subsonic flight. The lift and drag coefficients of a wing change a ton when it goes supersonic, due to shockwaves. Also the engine inlets on supersonic aircraft have to have carefully designed geometry and sometimes moving surfaces to place the shockwaves such that the engines always get subsonic inlet air.
While it might be possible to āforceā the current flight model to show high airspeeds, none of the supersonic effects mentioned above are currently in the sim, so any aircraft flying supersonic is hardly a simulation at this point.
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Yes, simply cranking up the values to achieve the speeds you want doesnāt mean it is being done
realistically.
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Iāll just be happy with 32-35fps 
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Thanks, this answer is what I was looking for.
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Did you watch the SR -71 Film ?
Your āAnswersā regarding the reasons as to why MFS2020 isnāt able to Replicate Supersonic Flight in the present Incarnation are demonstrated.
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Thatās funny I just had YouTube recommend this video and had started watching it about an hour agoā¦ then took a break and checked out the forums and seen this.
TheāDebateā goes on !,ā¦
A very Interesting( but so Stupid) Remark by the Presenter of this Film
The British Scientists who were Studying Nazi Research misunderstood the difference between MPH and KPH ! ! ! ?,ā¦and so Confused their Findings.
Ahem !,ā¦We wonder what Sir Barnes Neville Wallis would have made of this statement.
By: Phillip Rhodes - 28th November 2005
Okay, I might be going over old ground but the BBC aired a documentary on Sunday night about breaking of the sound barrier.
Now it is known that the Bell X1 was fitted with an all moving tailplane. This is fact. But what Iām concerned about are the Americans going on about it being their invention, when it was clearly fitted to the Miles M52 and according to some accounts had been invented in the UK during the war.
Whose right?
I understand that the Bell X1 was not originally fitted with the aforementioned all moving tailplane. I also understand that it was originally fitted to the British Miles M52 and that the Americans visited the UK to look at our work, on the understanding that we would be allowed access to the Bell X1 program. What happaned? Well, as soon as the Americans returned to the USA they reclassified their project TOP SECRET and denied access to the British.
Can anyone verify any of thisā¦?
By: Eric Mc - 29th November 2005
The other mystery element is the reason given by the UK Air Ministry for the cancellation of the M-52 project. I do not really think that safety of the pilot was the real issue. My theory is that pressure was exerted on Britain by Washington to cease work on the project. Britain did not come out of the deal empty handed however. Has anyone ever considered that there might be a link between Britainās withdrawl from early supersonic research and their apparent sudden acquisition of information on the construction of atomic weapons?
Eventually !,ā¦
Oh Look !,ā¦A Droop Snoot . Hello Concorde !
We were doing a little bit more 'Fishing ā into the History of Supersonic Flight and came across this āWhat couldāve beenā Aircraft,ā¦
KINGFISH
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Has anyone else just read this thread and then realised thereās a look of bewilderment on your face?
Whatās messing up my head is all the quotations in odd places and capital letters in even odder ones. Seriously, read every post in this thread and see if your brain falls out.
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WeāerjustdoingourbesttoprovidepeoplewithinformationregardingSupersonicFlight !
ThismayhelpifyoufindyourBrainafterItbeingDislocatedbycertainPosts.
Kind regards from Us.
ps We just noticed the RAF badge. My dear Dad served 37 years in the RAF including 3.5 yrs as a POW in Burma.
SoThisisWhataSonicBoomLooksLike!
I think heās just a real crazy and zany kind a guy, ya know? And he just loves to show off that crazy zaniness because heās just so insanely humorous
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