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  1. 09-24-2013, 06:03 PM #1
    Gerard
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    F-16 "Drone"

    http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/24/look-ma-no-pilot/
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  2. 09-24-2013, 06:46 PM #2
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    Here's a video from Boeing of the first unmanned QF-16 flight also:

    http://video.boeing.com/services/pla...=2684464741001
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  3. 09-24-2013, 06:53 PM #3
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    that was COOL!
    Probably the youngest spotter ever to walk up the face of the mounds.
    Jared B. -Boces Aviation Ops Student, Jericho NY
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  4. 09-25-2013, 09:21 AM #4
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    That's pretty awesome, but the article says "It broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.47..." uhhh....wouldn't it have broken it at 1.1?
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