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Old 25th Aug 2017, 20:56
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BEagle
 
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Well, the NF-104A managed 120000ft around 50+ years ago. But only by flying a specific ballistic trajectory. Hence only exceptional pilots were able to cope; big mouth Yeager didn't bother with a brief and as a result destroyed one by his own incompetence . Then tried to blame the aircraft....
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