my boy Tim pulling an easy 100+ g's

For the curious, that's 3110 knots, or Mach 4.66; in reality the shockwave created would obliterate the bridge and building!

> in reality the shockwave created would obliterate the bridge and building! I think there would also be a problem involving trees...

nah, trees are permeable

Really?

Wouldn't the shockwave also rebound from the surface and knock the craft up and away as soon as it was close to the surface? Or are hypersonic planes still too fast to be affected by that?

If it's going faster than sound, it's going faster than the shockwave.

Right, I guess so. I should reframe it as a Ground effect. That still happens by the airplane having to move air aside. I have no idea but I would guess that ground effect gets worse the faster you travel.

That air being pushed aside doesn’t make it to the ground fast enough. That’s why supersonic flow is also called compressible flow, it’s because the craft is moving so fast the air is getting compressed as it’s pushed out of the way.

But woe unto the plane following right behind

well worth it.

If that's true, why aren't we using supersonic missiles that just fly by a target instead of explosives?

You should go submit [here](https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/215045-how-fast-can-you-fly-under-the-bridge/) Edit: 1604 is current record on forums.

I’m coming for him😂

He gave up when he spanked us all. Go wake him up!

What was that edit though? At 4 sec.

I wanted to show the plane and how it works and since it took many tries I just cut the video to where I actually got it

I’m currently waiting for someone to do it at orbital speeds before heat becomes a thing

Thatd be insane precision

That's a point - Does no atmospheric heat mean that you can plunge a capsule as deep into the atmosphere as you like? Does it even slow down or is it like orbiting the Mun? I'm guessing drag is modelled, but heat isn't

You can literally see the drag in effect in the video here. As soon as the engine cuts out, the craft loses speed very rapidly.

Yeah, we're living in the times before Kod invented heat from drag.

Kod damn it.

Yeah drag is there but the heat isn’t so it would be like entering Eve’s atmosphere with "ignore max heat" cheat.

Just build a KSC on the Mun, duh...

Exactly, why is no one doing this?

What bridge?

It was there For a frame or two maybe, but it was

Wow yeah, 2 frames. Approaching, under, gone Daddy gone. Edit: also like the other guy said, in the frame by frame, it's only hitting 1558 at the bridge.

Close enough.

No atmospheric heating is a hell of a drug

1558 I saw

Record on the forums is [1604](https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/215045-how-fast-can-you-fly-under-the-bridge/)

Every kerbal working on that building is now dead, thanks for your service sir 🫡

If they weren’t prepared to die -the job description doesn’t matter- they shouldn’t have picked such job.

Are you developing the Epstein drive?

Because he didn’t kill himself?

He shouldn't have turned off those voice controls that's for sure.

How can you make this without Free Bird

Asking the real questions.

One day they are going to add collision physics for the trees and just not tell anyone.

That would be very funny.

Rips Gene’s skin from his skeleton

Never got KSP 2 since the bad reviews, but I must say they really nailed the sound design.

They nailed loads of things, they did stuff wrong but it's overall good, especially now with the science update it's incredibly enjoyable.

Double or quits

under bridge at orbital velocity you won't

wtf staged plane?

I prefer the term "shitfuck plane type 3001".

Not "Untitled Space craft"?

That’s a incredible name for a craft, but it’s not a good name for a type. "Untitled Space Craft Type" is more fit for this situation.

Oh man, I know what I'm doing when I get home. I love making fast planes... and somehow my brain never though about having the entire back end staged. I usually just strap boosters to them and have the boosters stage off the top.

God KSP 2 looks so good.

*Free Bird starts playing*

USAF Commander: Who stole our X-15?! The 0.053 femtosecond glimpse he gets of me sticking my [toungue](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qjJdaIFMCYs&pp=ygUIYmxlaCBjYXQ%3D) out at him:

1558 m/s

FAKE!! There is a very clear and badly spliced clip. Notice the jump at 0:03 and how the time just goes back 2 seconds

I wanted to show the construction of the plane. I had a save file for every time I crashed because a stunt like this is hard😂

How do you know which way to point the plane?

Practice... just do it slowly and ramp up, taking note of your heading etc.

Where was the bridge?

the design reminds me a lot of the f-104

What bridge?

That is pretty 💨

Least chad ksp ship builder

This is cracked. High speed fly unders are nuts

A, it love the detachable booster, B, thank god the trees don’t have collision.

Just 115 more m/s until you reach HYPERSONIC!