Ditch wrote:
What would you do with a 14 mile bird?


Do the 14 miles really really really really really really really really really
really really really fast.


-John
*You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North
American*

....while climbing like crazy and then gliding another 100 miles or so.
A lot of missiles do this ie. fast fuel burn to accelerate to say mach
5 in about 15 sec and then gliding (coasting might be a better term
here) the rest of the way to the target. It's amazing how much
momentum that much metal travelling 5000 mph will have.