I get your point - but can a Bone do 'supersonic' at 1,000 feet ????

Yes.

Also - I have seen a B-1 do a max rate climb - but 'straight up' ??

60-degrees nose high from the ground will look like "straight up" and even a
BUFF can do that.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"