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SR-71: The Sexiest. Period

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Dayum.. all those pictures.. and not a single drip pan showing;)

When those things sat someplace they usually dripped fuel all over.

Jeanne



Finally! Someone who understands what I'm talking about! Woo Hoo!
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We would take them out for thier water training in Biscayne Bay....we used to troll for sharks with them in their suits:P

The PE specialists would have to come along to dress them... and they had special suits that were no longer airworthy I guess... so the salt water damage was confined to training gear rather than front line.. and the procedures were a bit different due to the floation being integral and being in the heat without thier little air conditioning units for very long was.... really hard on the guys.... whats funny is the NASA Mission Specialists who came thru the water training did not even have to get into anything other than an issue flight suit.

Jeanne

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In his book," Sled Driver," SR- 71/ Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes:



The original is long out of print. The new version (limited edition) is selling for $427. Yikes. If it was remotely affordable, I'd pick up a copy. As it is, I'll have to pass. I can splurge some, but not that much. :(

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I saw one of these up close (touched it) at March AFB. It's damn impressive. There is a writeup about the various things, but the thing I remember most is about the fuel tanks (as posted earlier). The tanks leak until they heat up and expand. If you think about how long that plane has been around, it's especially impressive.
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that they would expend all (or close to it) of their fuel in take off and climb to what was essentially a low earth orbit, flame out, and literally glide overhead, to come down on the other side.



You're right about using all their fuel on take off, but I'm pretty sure they usually did an airial refuel after take off for every sortie. I don't think they just flamed out and glided the rest of the flight.

As far as the rest say, yea ... it definately was a leaky bastard, but that's all part of it's beauty, right?:S


Trailer 11/12 was the best. Thanks for the memories ... you guys rocked!

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It's stunningly beautiful and sexy. I saw one in San Antonio. Got to touch it and everything.

Wendy
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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haven't seen the san antone one yet, but saw the one at Pima air museum in Tuscon as well as the one in Hunstville Alabama at the space center and a third in Seatle at the air and space museum adjacent to Boeing field. can't get enough of them.

-the artist formerly known as sinker

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