And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
admittedly, the aerodynamics were done on the cheap, Bell used a 50cal ball bullet as the basis for the fuselage, systems wise, it was state of the art for its day. X1B was pushing real hard at Mach 2. sometimes,less is a good quality,
Built by the lowest bid, no doubt......
ReplyDeleteadmittedly, the aerodynamics were done on the cheap, Bell used a 50cal ball bullet as the basis for the fuselage, systems wise, it was state of the art for its day. X1B was pushing real hard at Mach 2. sometimes,less is a good quality,
ReplyDeleteChuck Yeager has always been one of my heroes.
ReplyDeleteToo bad the first guy who did it never got the credit he deserved. Remember Scott Crossfield?
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