RE: American Attitudes

[Ronn Blankenship]

At 03:34 PM 5/24/01 -0500, John wrote:
> > From: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >
> > But being self-launched is that distinguishes an airplane
> > from a glider.
> >
>Then did Chuck Yeager fly the worlds first supersonic glider?  It was
>air-launched from a B-29, IIRC.  I'm pretty sure the X-1 was an airplane.
><grin>


Technically, it was a "rocket plane."



-- Ronn!  :)