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Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T
Purported to be the fist line uttered by the pilots who flew them for their first time - "Nice aircraft - but where are the wings?" The "man-rated missile" - a straightaway speed demon & another Lockheed creation with the fingerprints of Kelly Johnson on it. It also had a really neat & distinctive 'song' in flight.
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It was a missile when Brian Williams attempted to set the world altitude record.
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