drove a standard production Rover 827 Vitesse during his second bid to be the first person to lap the Isle of Man TT circuit at an average speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) in a four wheeled vehicle.
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Tony, an Isle of Man resident and one of Britain's most famous rally drivers, almost made it during his attempt in 1988How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, turbojet, strategic bomber flown by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1955.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Beginning with the successful contract bid on 5 June 1946, the B-52 went through several designs, from a straight wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines, to the final prototype, YB-52, which first flew on 15 April 1952.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Built to carry nuclear weapons for Cold War era deterrence missions, the B-52 Stratofortress replaced the Convair B-36.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Although a veteran of a number of wars, the Stratofortress has dropped only conventional munitions in actual combat. With the longest unrefuelled range of any bomber, the B-52 carries up to 70,000 pounds of weapons.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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The USAF has had B-52s in active service since 1955 with the Strategic Air Command which was absorbed into the Air Combat Command in 1991. Superior performance at high subsonic speeds and relatively low operating costs have kept the B-52 in service despite proposals to replace it with the Mach 3 XB-70 Valkyrie, supersonic B-1B Lancer and stealthy B-2 Spirit.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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In January 2005, the B-52 became the second aircraft, after the English Electric Canberra, to mark 50 years of continuous service with its original primary operator.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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On 23 November 1945, Air Materiel Command (AMC) issued desired performance characteristics for a new strategic bomber "capable of carrying out the strategic mission without dependence upon advanced and intermediate bases controlled by other countries".How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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