SR-71--Now my Cobra feels Flaccid!

[sidewaysinthird]

Its a great read bs or no bs. I saw one in person at the age of 10 here in TX. I had no idea what I was looking out at. I say in person, but a few hundred yards away inside a hanger. My dad was still is friends with a couple of pilots and we spent an afternoon having lunch, which was pretty boring for me at that age. I just recall the one man my dad didn't know whose answer to my 10 old's question of "how fast is your plane" telling me " its pretty fast". He gave me a little model of the plane which is here somewhere, and a three page pamplet with some pictures. Years later when I saw my dad's friends again they were still talking about that plane and its speed. Nobody could answer my question then either.

No matter if the story is bs or not you have to admit its pretty impressive that on the way to be mothballed this 30 year old design set several records. Someone here might can tell me if the top speed is still classified or not????

Oh what we can do when we don't care what it costs and don't have to ask more than a couple people for permission....! Sometimes its the best way ...