270K in an X-15...Mother Rucker..1984........
Then there was that trip in the Agusta Grand......................now thats fast.........nearly keeps up wth a Hawk......168 Vne straight & level. Just like every Hawk pilot has done....193KIAS Vne....................sucking all the power at a 15 degree pitch down att. from about 5000'..... Had only Doppler ref for GS, which is not very reliable at a transmitted angle other that the plain.