On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 06:53:12 GMT, Guy Alcala
wrote:

Given that the Streak Eagle [yadda yadda yadda]

I know it sprang from the original question, but let's face it, Streak
Eagle is just boring, boring, boring. Lots of altitude, lots of
high-level Air Force middle managers yibbling, safety margins that
actually existed, etc, etc.

Real men talk about the _authentic_ triumphs of American aviation
machismo.

Like SAGEBURNER.... Never mind the namby, limp-wristed '70's Air
Force efforts, let's get back to the heady days of the Cold War,
Marine Corps pilots with something to prove, and idiotic record
attempts being made with the new toys.

Gavin Bailey


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