So if Jets fly at mach-1+ and their missiles fly faster than the plane are these not hyper-sonic missiles?...what is the big deal many jets still carry missiles from the 1980s that are "Hyper-sonic" by this criteria..... or are they talking about "theater" missiles inter continental missiles.... ?
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I'm sure a jet flying at mach-1 is well above the safe threshold for releasing missiles. Just because they can fly that fast doesn't mean they can launch anything at that speed.
Perhaps while maneuvering, but under steady level flight the same foreces act on both the plane and the missile.....relativity a bit like tossing a ball in the air whil driving in your car... Excluding air resistance.. Missiles accelerate off of a rail. You are probably correct if considering a bomb though..
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