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Old 11-25-2020, 07:08 PM
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Ernie P.
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Originally Posted by Hydro Junkie
I think I can arrange a few more clues for you Ernie, and anyone else that want's to take a shot at this.
Looking for an aircraft:
1) This plane was built by a well known manufacturer
2) This plane was designed to use tech that was new at the time.
3) This plane featured a single engine and crew of 2
4) The tech used in this plane was also used on planes manufactured by allies and adversaries, some of which became legendary
5) Several of the planes referred to in clue 4 had service lives of over 20 years
6) Only one of the subject aircraft was built
7) The plane was cancelled due to two things the government couldn't overlook
8) The engine was not manufactured by the country building the plane
9) The single engine design did not give the performance or survivability desired.
10) While the plane was destroyed during it's third year of testing, the pilot was unhurt due to bailing out
11) The plane in question shared a fuselage with another aircraft that was also destroyed during testing
12) While the plane was completed in June, it was not flown until November due to changes, reworks and technical issues that had to be resolved
13) The time taken to go from first test flight to reaching it's top speed and performance capabilities was just over a month
14) From first flight to destruction of the aircraft was 38 months

Good Luck
Thank you, Sir; Ernie P.