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Here is another set of model
aviation-themed comics, this time from the November 1953 issue of Air Trails
magazine. Interestingly, the middle comics mentions an "X-115" experimental airplane
that claims to be able to hit 850 miles per hour. It seems to be an obvious allusion
to the North American X-15 airplane, which on its first light on June 8, 1959 was flown
by Scott Crossfield to a speed 840 kilometer per hour. Mach 0.79 = 522 mi/hr, Mach 1
= 1,235 km/hr = 767 mi/hr. The two numbers are amazing close, although the units are
different. There is a list at the bottom of the page with links to all the model
aviation-themed comics I have scanned and posted so far. Enjoy!
Model Aviation Comics
Page 55
"I think it looks silly, too, but the designer claims it will do
850 m.p.h.," page 63
Pages 66 & 67
Posted November 24, 2018
Vintage Model Aircraft Comics:
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