[Eames]

Originally Posted by ninty9

First plane to break the sound barrier. It did something like Mach 1.8 or maybe even Mach 2.0 when the fastest anyone had gone was around mach 0.8.

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Wing Span: 50 ft (15.2 m)
Length: 85 ft 6 in (26.1 m)
Height: 21 ft 3 in (6.5 m)
Weight, Empty: 43,960 lb (19,935 kg)
Weight, Gross: 62,431 lb (28,319 kg)
Cruising Speed: 701 mph (1,128 km/h)
Max Speed: 1,524 mph (2,453 km/h)
Rate of Climb: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)/4 min 24 sec
Service Ceiling: 58,500 ft (17,830 m)
Range: 820 mi (1,330 km)
Crew: two
Power Plant: two Orenda Iroquois axial flow turbojet engines, 26,000 lb (11,791 kg) static thrust, with afterburner

The most advanced fighter of it's time by 20 years.

Bullshit. Everyone knows Chuck Jaeger (or however you spell his last name) was the first man to break the sound barrier.