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Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft

Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft (7,270 km/h)

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If Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft (7,270 km/h) was a standard unit ...

  • World Land Speed record - wheel-driven (738 km/h)...more would be 1/10 of Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft
  • World Land Speed record - human powered (144 km/h)...more would be 1/50 of Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft
  • Top speed of an African Wild Dog (72.5 km/h)...more would be 1/100 of Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft
  • Top speed of an elk (72.4 km/h)...more would be 1/100 of Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket aircraft

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