With the turbo boost maxed out, Dad's B-17 could out-climb a P-51 Mustang to 20,000 feet. Of course, having 4800 HP to play around with might have had something to do with that!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!