Another epic dive in Southern California.
This time, on a very unique fighter/interceptor jet that was built by Douglas aircraft company in the 1950s. The "Skyray" name is based on the shape of the delta wings.
It broke a record for a climb to 50,000 feet from a standing start in 2 minutes and 36 seconds. This was from a jet designed and built in the early 1950s.
The jet malfunctioned during a routine flight and the pilot bailed out at 650mph! The rescue & recover story is amazing. Details along with a lot of photos are in the post below:
F4D Skyray (Santa Monica Bay, 205 fsw)
- brett
This time, on a very unique fighter/interceptor jet that was built by Douglas aircraft company in the 1950s. The "Skyray" name is based on the shape of the delta wings.
It broke a record for a climb to 50,000 feet from a standing start in 2 minutes and 36 seconds. This was from a jet designed and built in the early 1950s.
The jet malfunctioned during a routine flight and the pilot bailed out at 650mph! The rescue & recover story is amazing. Details along with a lot of photos are in the post below:
F4D Skyray (Santa Monica Bay, 205 fsw)
- brett