Comments by "Steve B" (@steveb890) on "Military Aviation History" channel.

  1. I read a while ago that calculations showed that a ballistic missile on a depressed trajectory ( at lower altitude ) can deliver a warhead with an equal or even SHORTER flight time than a hypersonic weapon over the same range.... ( the hypersonic glider spends significantly more time within the atmosphere, where drag reduces its speed.) ... is it worth the money ? A lot of people ( mainly Russians ) seem to think that they actually hit their targets at hypersonic speed when its clearly impossible. The Russians actually used images of a US made X-51A Waverider with the logos removed and said it was a Zircon ! 🤣 ( still untested as original launch video was found to be fake ) Kinzhal is just an old ballistic missile from the 80`s air launched, with a new guidance system... I think the US done the same with an AIM-54 Phoenix and it achieved hypersonic speed at some point. Propaganda and hype about these is a bit over the top ..will they make the massive difference 🤔?
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