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In the 1960s, the USAF was operating two XB-70 Valkyries. They remain the world’s fastest bombers to ever fly. Each surpassed Mach 3, conducting research to test aerodynamics, propulsion, and…

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Watch These Steely T-6 Pilots Water Ski Their Plane Across a Lake

June 12, 2016
Wendell Barnhouse

Can a World War II-era training aircraft water ski? Just watch and you’ll find out. At first glance, the assignment labeled “T-6 Texan (WWII plane) water skiing caused this…

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