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Old 04-13-2010   #1
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The Thrill of Flying the SR-71 Blackbird
I'm not really an airplane geek but this is a pretty awesome story!


http://gizmodo.com/5511236/the-thril...r+71-blackbird

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that thing looks sick as hell
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Very cool read! Thanks for posting.
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Still an amazing aircraft for something built in 1958.
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Re: The Thrill of Flying the SR-71 Blackbird
I read that last week on gizmodo i think. Its a great read. That is still the most spectacular aircraft ever built imho.
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Re: The Thrill of Flying the SR-71 Blackbird
Since a kid i have always been astonished and a fan of the SR71. Very cool jet.
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Re: The Thrill of Flying the SR-71 Blackbird
Awesome plane, great story, better story when it's not abridged.

I'll post the long version if I can find it.
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Awesome plane for sure. My buddy out in cali works on the U2 spyplanes for the USAF.
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Its like the Bugatti Veyron of airplanes. F16's are like Honda Civic's.
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If you look at the military side of the MSP airport in Google Maps, there's one sitting on the ground. Kinda cool!
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Amazing that it was designed using slide rules, pen and paper!! No CAD, no computers.
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Amazing that it was designed using slide rules, pen and paper!! No CAD, no computers.

Way back in your day huh?
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