OFF - Big nasty planes

john.m.gray john.m.gray at MCI2000.COM
Mon Aug 10 22:50:23 EDT 1998


Only one of the two prototypes crashed, the other is in the museum at
Dayton Ohio.  It is the most awesome plane I have ever seen.

One of the coolest planes I have ever seen in flight is a A-5 Vigilante.  I
was on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier during a air power display
when it flew over, then pulled up to perform a straight up climb, hitting
the after burners and breaking the sound barrier. It shot out of sight.
All of us stood there, stunned.
John


>The coolest big plane has to have been the Valkyrie. What a >bummer the
>prototype crashed - that was a real Gerry Anderson design :-)

>But enough nerdy tech appreciation for this list.


>Tim



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