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March 8, 2005 Boeing's newest fighter aircraft, the lethal F-15K Strike Eagle made its first flight in St. Louis earlier this week. Flown by Boeing Chief F-15 Test Pilot Joe Felock and Chief Weapons Systems Officer Rick Junkin, the F-15K completed an aggressive speed run easily surpassing Mach 2, accomplished both engine shut-downs and restarts, and breezed through instrument and avionics checks of primary backup systems.

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