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Title: Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run
Post by: rcjordan on May 27, 2026, 01:27:05 AM
Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run — exotic sawtooth carbon fiber propeller blades one of the key advances in the Blackbird design | Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drone-breaks-world-speed-record-with-453-mph-in-test-run-exotic-sawtooth-carbon-fiber-propeller-blades-one-of-the-key-advances-in-the-blackbird-design
Title: Re: Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run
Post by: ergophobe on May 27, 2026, 02:02:31 AM
Cruise missiles only go about 500 mph

Obviously ballistic missiles go much faster, they also need to fly up where radar can see them
Title: Re: Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run
Post by: littleman on May 27, 2026, 03:29:12 AM
That's approaching the very top speeds of the propeller planes during WW2.
Title: Re: Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run
Post by: Brad on May 27, 2026, 07:20:48 AM
That really is amazing.  A real breakthrough.
Title: Re: Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run
Post by: rcjordan on May 27, 2026, 02:42:32 PM
will be converted to UKr/Iran war drones in 3... 2... 1... seconds