These aircraft are USAF T-38 Talons & the aircraft that I flew in pilot training in 1971. It's a supersonic jet fighter that once held the time-to-climb world record...stopped on a runway to 35,000 feet in 65 seconds!!! That's correct, 65 seconds. The typical airliner takes 30 minutes to reach that altitude. On takeoff, the aircraft can reach 690 mph in less than 12,000 ft of runway.





The photo is a recreation of one I took in 1971 when I was in pilot training. It's a combination of a few parts of the original photo, a sky shot I took 10 years ago and a photo of the plane I took recently. Some parts of the photo I hand drew on a computer. I had fun recreating this scene & I hope you enjoy it.