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He met the challenge, as he took the fighter up to more than 55,000 feet and,
despite the fact that he knew he’d lose elevator control, he subsequently
put it into a near vertical dive to achieve its 0.98 maximum Mach number. The
tests confirmed that although the F-86 was a superior fighter, overall, the
MiG had the advantage in terms of rate of climb, higher ceiling and better acceleration.
General Boyd later reported: “The flight tests of the Russian MiG
really demonstrated what Chuck Yeager was made of. It was extremely dangerous
work, flying in horrible weather . . . Because of him, we now know more about
this airplane than the Russians do.”  |
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