On Fri, Aug 10, 2007 at 12:38:09PM -0600, Stephen Bosch wrote:
> I read an article about a Luftwaffe pilot who broke the sound barrier in
>  an Me262 (the WWII jet fighter). Of course, he did it in a dive. The
> claim was disputed.
> 
> An aeronautical engineer was quoted as saying, "Even if it were true,
> this is a little like doing Formula 1 in a riding mower."

It turns out *there's footage* of the test pilot doing the barrel roll
in the prototype -80; it was on Discovery Channel somewhere last week.

Cheers,
-- jra
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