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Will Air Force One Someday Go Supersonic?

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Forget Breaking The Sound Barrier, America's Bell X-1 Destroyed It (And Was The First To Do So)

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The Valkyrie’s six large turbojet engines together provided an impressive 180,000 pounds of thrust. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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