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October 15th 16, 08:55 PM
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Jet Arcus first soaring flight
On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the Sound Barrier, ushering in the age of supersonic flight. Sixty-nine years later, on the same day, Dennis Tito's jet-powered Arcus demonstrated the beginnings of a new era in auxiliary powered soaring flight.
Launching from Inyokern, CA at sunrise, Dennis and designer/copilot Bob Carlton powered up to 8,000 MSL and found the wave. Over eight hours and 1,175 km later, they landed after the first significant long soaring flight in a jet-powered sailplane. The OLC flight trace and Bob's comments can be found he http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...l?dsId=5455442 Congratulations to Dennis, Bob and crew for this achievement! 
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