Anonymous commented at 2011-09-08 22:51:54 » #872517

Uh, Charlotte, you're based on the P-51, not the X-1.

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jedi1357 commented at 2012-11-20 13:18:27 » #1207493

Her character is based on Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager. He flew a P-51 in WWII but later flew the X-1. This is also canon to the story though in the anime I think her clothes tore off when she went supersonic.

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Anonymous commented at 2013-07-10 22:04:35 » #1357318

The first time she went supersonic, in season 1, her cloths tore off. But she's in her season 2 uniform and in season 2 she can go supersonic at will.

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Anonymous commented at 2013-08-21 01:49:05 » #1383965

Going supersonic would do more than tear your clothes off. Military pilots are instructed to drop below Mach 1 if possible before they eject, because the human body will easily suffer major injury from shock waves. It's more than enough force to shatter bone; you usually don't survive ejecting at supersonic speed. There was a story I saw on TV a few years ago about two F-15 pilots who had to bail out of their planes over the Gulf of Mexico at about Mach 1.2; one was killed by the aerodynamic forces, the other survived but broke both legs, one arm, sustained skull fractures, broken ribs, shattered facial bones, a punctured lung and a concussion. He almost drowned when he landed in the water because he only had one good arm to pull himself into his life raft with.

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Anonymous commented at 2013-09-26 21:48:05 » #1406115

The lack of oxygen and low temperatures at the altitudes they fly would kill you even without the aerodynamic forces. Of course even far below mach 1 aerodynamic forces will start to do serious damage. Especially with prolonged exposure.

But they have magic, so all arguments are invalid.

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