Streak Eagle
by Peter Chilelli
Title
Streak Eagle
Artist
Peter Chilelli
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Digital Art
Description
19 January 1975: Major Roger J. Smith, United States Air Force, a test pilot assigned to the F-15 Joint Test Force at Edwards AFB, California, flew the McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC 72-0119, Streak Eagle, to its sixth Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and U.S. National Aeronautic Association time-to-altitude record.
From brake release at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, at 913 feet (278 meters) above Sea Level, the F-15 reached 20,000 meters (65,617 feet) in 122.94 seconds.
This was the sixth time-to-altitude record set by Streak Eagle in just three days.
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Jeff at JSJ Photography
Excellent rendering of the famous "Streak Eagle" Peter! I've made it a point to see this aircraft every time I visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio where McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC 72-0119 is still on display. L/F, ~Jeff at JSJ Photography
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