Message posted by gary on December 21, 2000 at 22:06:39 EST:
This is the meat of the article. There is some fluff on the link if you want to read it. EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 21, 2000 — The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier today, expanding the flight envelope and meeting another of the company's "up-and-away" test objectives. Lt. Col. Edward Cabrera, U.S. Air Force lead test pilot assigned to the Boeing X-32A test program, took the X-32A to 30,000 feet and exceeded Mach 1.0 in achieving supersonic flight at 8:30 a.m. PST. The flight was the aircraft's 49th since its Sept. 18 first flight. "The X-32A approached and exceeded Mach 1 effortlessly, demonstrating significant tactical potential," Cabrera said. "I'm very impressed with the fact that the plane continues to fly as predicted based on extensive modeling and simulation."
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