« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2018, 05:36:10 PM »
The Rocket Sled is on a track and it's going to stay on that track unless it explodes, it doesn't need a driver and a human may not be able to live due to the G forces during 6,400mph acceleration and deceleration. A car requires input to stay straight and to prevent it from going down or up.
Already been done. The USAF rocker sled has gone 6416 mph on land ... Not much of a record without a pilot.
"Unmanned rocket sleds continue to be used to test missile components without requiring costly live missile launches. A world speed record of Mach 8.5 (6,416 mph / 10,325 km/h) was achieved by a four-stage rocket sled at Holloman Air Force Base on April 30, 2003, the highest speed ever attained by a land vehicle"
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