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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Authors,</p><p class="MsoNormal">I thought that I had years ago declared that a speed of 999 would mean Orbital Velocity 17,500 MPH and that 998 would mean something else for high speed jets. Maybe mach 3?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Actually I may have defined three speeds greater than 999 for the last three enetries.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Clearly we need orbital velocity for the Space station, etc…</p><p class="MsoNormal">And Mach 3 for our fighter pilots…</p><p class="MsoNormal">And something for the Concord (or its replacement)…</p><p class="MsoNormal">What about Elon Musk’s hypter tube? But I think it is under 999…</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, is this written down anywhere?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">And if not, then here is what I propose:</p><p class="MsoNormal">999 = 17500 MPH space station</p><p class="MsoNormal">998 = 1850 MPH military</p><p class="MsoNormal">997 = 1350 MPH concord</p><p class="MsoNormal">996 = 996 MPH</p></div></body></html>