cj5_pilot
And the Reno Air Race Association has announced the first ever SR-71 Class race. First SR-71 to make 5 laps around the world wins.
on 2005-Jan-20 01:51:37 Anonymous coward said
RB
Some people build models...some people like Bill Gate own the real thing.
on 2005-Jan-28 15:12:19 Anonymous coward said
cj5_pilot
Lord Vader, your squadron is ready...
on 2005-Feb-03 11:53:01 Anonymous coward said
Thundercat
Man I love that Plane
on 2005-Oct-04 16:13:38 Anonymous coward said
mayyank
fake. check any record of sr-71. only 2 were made. 1 is in working and another one is in museum.
on 2005-Oct-08 07:18:24 Anonymous coward said
Majlogon
1st flight 1964. Last flight 2003. 35 made. 7-8 lost. Still the fastest air breathing jet ever made. Oh, and incidently, more than 2 can be seen via Google Earth. Check your facts...
on 2005-Oct-08 07:20:18 Anonymous coward said
majlogon
I think you might be thinking of the YF-12. 3 made, one lost, one converted to prototype SR-71, Last one at the Smithsonian.
on 2005-Oct-29 10:02:27 Anonymous coward said
FFR-31_Driver
The annual velocity convention!
on 2005-Dec-01 23:16:53 Anonymous coward said
Aaron
actually the first sr-71 prototype the flew in 1956
on 2005-Dec-24 00:37:58 Anonymous coward said
JS Rose
Bring it, be-atch!
on 2006-Mar-10 01:15:07 Anonymous coward said
Mac
Fake????? What are you smoking???? This pic was taken at Beale AFB in Marysville Ca, they had more than 2 stationed there, as a matter of fact, they still have a couple there (1 with engines installed and ready to go). I was just at Beale for training in 2003.
on 2006-Apr-20 23:35:10 Anonymous coward said
Nhl723
Boom! All gone.
on 2006-May-02 05:13:19 Anonymous coward said
Larry
I thought there was 4n20 blackbirds?
on 2006-Aug-17 17:57:36 Anonymous coward said
majlogon
Baked in a pie.
Lockheed model A11 first flew in approx. 1956. This went on to be the CIA "A12". SR-71 prototype was constructed from the 3rd YF-12A and first flew in 1963. First SR-71A flew in 1964. Piloted by the one and only "Fish" Salmon.
Really.
on 2006-Nov-12 15:54:54 Anonymous coward said
dan
mayyank is a twat.
on 2007-Jul-10 16:14:01 Anonymous coward said
Bill
If this is 60 year old technology, what are we flying today? Really makes me wonder.
on 2007-Aug-01 09:47:56 Anonymous coward said
thegman
God bless Kelly Johnson!
on 2007-Oct-16 12:48:17 Anonymous coward said
enthuziast
I told you to put a scarecrow on the corn field. Now the bank is gonna take our farm, you redneck...Now, seriously, imagine Aurora's instead of these. Brrrr...
on 2007-Nov-23 13:04:28 Anonymous coward said
backflyer
these are TIE interceptors and the place is death star and i am lord vader(phhhhhh)
on 2008-Feb-26 13:41:27 Anonymous coward said
Slavik
I would have loved to see one fly. I'm an F-117 Crew Chief and have the pleasure of working with some guys who used to work on the SR-71. Imagine the stories they can't talk about!
on 2008-Jun-14 23:57:52 Anonymous coward said
majlogon
There is a book called "Sled Driver" and another called "the Untouchables" by SR-71 pilot Brian Shul. Check them out!