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> > > > No rusty pipes or soda cans for this puppy:
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http://www.avia-art.com/godzillawebsite/gnco/mechg.html
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> > > > /s
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> > > But can it fly at mach 3.2+?
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http://www.smv.org/sr71specs.html
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> > I've been to that museum before. It's like a smaller version of the Smithsonian Air and Space in
> > DC. I got lost in the Smithsonian once for a whole day. Amazing.
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> It was a mighty impressive aircraft.
The last time I was in the Smithsonian was 1984, so it wasn't hanging from the ceiling just yet.
> I had an in-law who worked on project Archangel (awa: Corona and Wild Boar). We use to shoot the
> sh*t about what it could and couldn't do. Considering that the tooling for the aircraft was
> destroyed in the 60's, it was funny that we were using data collected by them in the 90's. Too bad
> that the SR-71 is now just a test bed. Oh well all things change ...
Great things last in memory for a long time.
> tomorrow will be my last day/night on the government take. Time to let my hair grow, hasn't been
> over a 1/2 inch since ~1984.
How Orwellian.
> gone riding
Sounds like a great idea. I'll be on my way here as soon as the cereal settles a bit. If you find
yourself out this way, look me up. I'm not too hard to find.
JD