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Subject: Re: Forgotten B-36 "almosts"
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If the flight had gone off as planned..there is a very good chance
that in 1947, the Russians or Chinese didn't have any fighters
that could intercept the B-36. I have read that at 45,000 feet
even F-86's had trouble turning and maintaining that altitude
when doing an interception on a B-36
On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:32:04 -0500, "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote:
>Proposed B-36 record flight, 15,000 miles, 1947. The idea was strip one down
>to its barest essentials and turn it into a flying fuel tank, boosted into
>the air with JATO. Seems no one bothered to consult the Soviets about
>intruding on their airspace. Maybe the pre-communist Chinese would have been
>more accommodating. Perhaps it would have worked in the Southern
>Hemisphere...
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