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To: DesertRhino
"But I’ve still never seen a U-2."

Was privileged to see a pre-dawn takeoff from the flight line near the T/O end of the runway. The climb was so rapid that the U-2 was up into the sunlight -- seemingly before it reached the other end of the runway!

Jaw-dropping -- until I saw a RB-57F takeoff...

31 posted on 01/12/2018 12:15:57 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias | "Islamists": Satan's assassins | "Moderate Muslims": Useful idiots.)
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To: TXnMA

Jaw-dropping — until I saw a RB-57F takeoff...


Strange fact. The B-57, or at least everyone I worked on, EB’s and RB’s, had J-65 BUICK jet engines.


60 posted on 01/12/2018 12:50:43 PM PST by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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