LOWI26 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

BTW: What´s the name of the music? I really like it :)

LOWI26 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

How true!

aelnene (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

SUBLIME !!!

gragrn (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

That was like watching Ali, Pele, Tiger, Elvis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Olivier, Bradman or anyone else that is renowned as the best of the best. No wonder Chuck wanted Bob as his wingman when he broke the sound barrier, why trust your life to anyone, but an equal!

chinagilb (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

What a beautiful bird... with a human soul...

chinagilb (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

This, ladies and gentleman, is the SINTHESYS OF LOVE ...

lincolnfixer (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Bob Hoover, Amazing. I remember seeing him with my dad in the early sixties at an open house at Luke AFB west of phoenix doing some flying very similar to this in an F-100 Super Sabre. I later met him in the late '60s at Falcon field in Mesa Az. He told us about old yeller, and gave us a tour. He is truly a great man. Don

bjofuruh (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Once, Bob was testing an F-86 with an experimental fly-by-wire system controlling the elevator. During take-off, he lost elevator control, the aircraft slowly pitched up, and finally lost airspeed. Bob kicked the rudder, made a stall turn and headed down. Fortunately the F-86 slowly pitched up again very close to ground and started a new climb out. After a series of stall turns, Bob managed to bring the F-86 under control, and landed at Muroc dry lake, still without elevator control. What a man!

zaction (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Hoover is the best pilot EVER!

askrodel (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

wow great pilot! made it look like ballet on air... too bad we dont have such planes anymore, our phil airforce has only retired F5s and reconditioned Hueys...