This Day in Aviation History
January 16th, 1975
One F-15A “Streak” Eagle and 3 Pilots set 5 time to climb records in the space of 6 hours.
3,000M Time to Climb Record in 27.57 sec. – 7 sec. faster
6,000M Time to Climb Record in 39.33 sec. – 9.5 sec. faster
9,000M Time to Climb Record in 48.86 sec. – 12.8 sec. faster
12,000M Time to Climb Record in 59.38 sec. – 17.7 sec. faster
15,000M Time to Climb Record in 77.05 sec. – 37.5 sec. faster
YouTube, F-15 Streak Eagle Record Flights Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLka4GoUbLo
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