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05.16.08

He Feeds Uncle Sam's Need for Speed

Dave Minto oversees hyper-speed ground tests of everything the Air Force shoots into the air.

By Charles Graeber Posted 09.26.2003 at 4:21 pm 0 Comments

NAME: Dave Minto

AGE 52

JOB: As technical director of the High Speed Test Track at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, Minto oversees hyper-speed (over Mach 5) ground tests of everything the Air Force shoots into the air—from ejection seats to prototypes for anti-ballistic missile delivery systems.

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