Fantastic Photo... but it generates a question.
My father (ex No1 PTS) once got a ride in a lightning says it was simply the most amazing thing he did in the RAF, although HALO jumps came aclose 2nd!...He always decribes the experience as gear up, nose up to vertical and accelerate whilst vertical.
I know this is a party trick the F-15 shares.....
...so now my question! .. Gear off to say 40000ft... who'd get there first !