record anniversary
Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:39 am
Nov. 9, 1961 then Maj. Robert White took the X-15 to 4520 MPH or about Mach 6.7 
Re: record anniversary
Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:29 pm
The Inspector wrote:Nov. 9, 1961 then Maj. Robert White took the X-15 to 4520 MPH or about Mach 6.7
Impressive....but in the words of the late Randy Scoville, "Yeah, but what have you done THIS week?"
Re: record anniversary
Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:42 pm
Reminds me of a Tee Shirt I saw on a MOTO Guy that said 'you MUST be fast, 'cause you were haulin' a$$ when I passed you'
one incredible aircraft! With a few easily accomplished modifications, it could have been our first spacecraft-Scott and the engineers @ NAA had worked out about 85% of the problems and their solutions when NASA told them to stop because it would steal thunder from their new 'GEE WHIZ' Mercury, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM,SPAM-here's to SPAM wonderful SPAM
one incredible aircraft! With a few easily accomplished modifications, it could have been our first spacecraft-Scott and the engineers @ NAA had worked out about 85% of the problems and their solutions when NASA told them to stop because it would steal thunder from their new 'GEE WHIZ' Mercury, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM,SPAM-here's to SPAM wonderful SPAM