Thread: Pipe dream?
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Old 03-03-2009
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Re: Pipe dream?

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Originally Posted by tom goodhart View Post
Now thats a plane! I remember seeing one fly at a Confederate Air Force show in Texas years ago. Absolutely beautiful!! The sound, the speed, all impressive.
There's nothing like it. 2800 ci, 2000 hp, 400+ mph, and gorgeous to boot. What a piece of engineering. My favorite example of mission-specific design. I've sat in one, but the closest I've come to flying anything like it thus far was instructing for awhile in the T-6. Someday!

Ken
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