What would a civilian have to go through to be cleared for a flight like that?
Same way it works on deck. The thrust lapse is substantial, but the drag is lower up there, too. The engine only really cares about very few conditions, and most of them are non-dimensional, like Mach number, fuel ratio, etc. So as long as the Mach number at the inlet is in the correct range, and the air/fuel mass flow ratio is maintained by the control system, the engine should run just fine, but you won't get a lot of thrust out of it because the mass flow is so low. I'm sure Huggy could speak to how it "really" works, but that's the idea from a "theory guy."
Why do some U-2s have the pods under the wings and some don't?
How about the enlisted dudes that get to chase that bastard down the runway at 100 MPH???
(since technically it's uncontrolled at those altitudes)
Class E... Uncontrolled now? I know neither or us will ever be up there on the controls but c'mon man.
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Good question though. Be interesting to see what goes into an IFR flight plan for that kind of flight.
No hate No Worries. Im currantly sitting in instruments contemplating slitting my wrists with my E6B while knowing theres a 50/50 shot of me never flying an instrument rated aircraft in the Army once this is over.