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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:39 am 
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Nov. 9, 1961 then Maj. Robert White took the X-15 to 4520 MPH or about Mach 6.7 :supz: :supz: :drink3: :drink3: :D

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:29 pm 
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Nov. 9, 1961 then Maj. Robert White took the X-15 to 4520 MPH or about Mach 6.7 :supz: :supz: :drink3: :drink3: :D



Impressive....but in the words of the late Randy Scoville, "Yeah, but what have you done THIS week?" :lol:

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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' :lol: :lol:
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 :lol: :lol:

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