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sir pball

(4,743 posts)
Sat Nov 30, 2019, 11:19 PM Nov 2019

'Murcia, eff yeah!

In 1975, the F-15 "Streak Eagle", a stock production jet with all non-essential gear stripped off, shot to 30,000m (98,425 feet) in 2 minutes, 27.8 seconds - which still stands today. And broke a few more on the way.



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'Murcia, eff yeah! (Original Post) sir pball Nov 2019 OP
Yeah we do build the shit SonofDonald Dec 2019 #1
impressive but micDROP Dec 2019 #2

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
1. Yeah we do build the shit
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 01:38 AM
Dec 2019

That gets shit done


My fave is the B-58 Hustler

Jimmy Stewart flew one

Don't get more "Murica!" Than that.

 

micDROP

(75 posts)
2. impressive but
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 04:01 AM
Dec 2019

You know what's even better? That soundtrack. Our grandfathers had better style than we do today. They knew how to live after WW2 and Korea.

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