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Michael A. Terrell

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On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:44:54 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:18:10 -0500, "
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:49:07 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:06:46 +0100, "dennis@home"
wrote:

"Phil Hobbs" wrote in message
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Sorry? Where was supersonic flight first achieved, again/

Germany, 1943?

Chuck Yeager, Bell X-1, Muroc Dry Lake, Mojave desert, California,
USA, October 14, 1947
The first successfull manned supersonic flight in history.

First supersonic airplane in level flight. Several broke the sound barrier,
in dives, before the X-1.

A dive isn't flight - it's a "powered fall"

Agreed. ...just wanted to set the record straight before the Europeons came
unglued, again.

Unfortunately, some of them were 'never' glued. They make the rest
look bad with their constant, mindless ranting.