Magic Matching Maverick Machines Machspeed

[Aermas]

Not just a tongue twister, but is there any way to get magical flight speeds that can rival what can be done by SAMAS & aircraft? Fly Like an Eagle gives you 50mph which even a jetpack can out do, & Winged Flight needs a high PS to get any real speed

[ShadowLogan]

Well if you don't mind losing your physical body: Astral Projection on the material plane allows movement at Mach 1.

Spell/Ritual Magic there really are only two options that I could find think of:
1. Wizard Invocation's Metamorphosis: Animal (provided there is an animal with the desired flight speed off hand I'm not sure there is)
2. Space Magic (Fot3G pg120) Cosmic Armor: allows you to travel at Mach 1 in space, 1/2 in atmosphere (so 335mph) plus other features for a Level 9 spell. There are a few other spells here that might also follow this, but most space magic can only be used in the vacuum of space.

TW constructs do exist for higher speed flight (all found in BoM) than cited spells:
-Wing Blade Iron Juggernaut (SoT6 pg59) can fly 300mph (x2 on ley line)
-Warhawk Iron Juggernaut (SoT2 pg61) can fly 350mph (x2 on ley line)
-Iron Dragonfly Heavy Air Juggernaut (SoT3 pg68) can fly 600mph (x2 on LL)
-Ice Drake Automaton (FoM pg106) can fly 400mph
-Glittermount Magical Horse (NW pg218) can fly at x2 running speed of 80mph
-Wingboards (RMB pg94, SoT1 pg76) in general can match slower flying PA, but are restricted to Ley Line use
-Battleskimmer (FoM pg120) and Ley Streaker (FoM pg120), though they are restricted to LL use for flying
-Nazca Armor of the Sun (SA2 pg61) can fly 200mph
-Splugorth Eyelor Jet Pack or Hovercycle (SDM pg181-2)

[Curbludgeon]

The Demon Magic spell Wings of the Demon Locus (Rifts DB12 pg 188) grants Mach 1 per caster level while in an atmosphere, and Mach 5 per level in space. If one is going to use that it's better off to make it permanent via Soulmancy, but someone might argue Demon Magic and Soulmancy represent different spell lists.

[Aermas]

That would be nice if it wasn't demon magic, I just find it funny that a Mage can learn space magic & fly at lightspeed & whatnot, but can only ever go 50mph in an atmosphere as far as I can find

[Curbludgeon]

Well now I'm keen to poke around my darn self.

I don't necessarily mind generally slow flight via magic, save through vehicles, but wonder now to what extent this is more an emergent property than some planned approach. It seems kind of keeping with flying magicians in comics more levitating than zooming about.

What are some examples of fast TW vehicles? I know there are spaceships and teleporting exists, but nothing at Arzno is that fast I don't think.

I kind of feel like the Star Mage out of Rifter 50 could have used a little something for flight. They're way more about astrology than being a space wizard, but a decent flight spell wouldn't go amiss.

[Aermas]

Most TW wingboards fly at the speed of jetpack.
TW vehicles do all kind of speeds & there are TW spaceships in Phaseworld/Three Galaxies.

[taalismn]

Well, time to get the magic researchers to work on a supersonic flight speed spell(though some would argue that the graduation would be Fly Like An Eagle/Winged Flight....then Teleportation(provided you know your destination).