Ghost-Flame
08-10-2009, 09:05 AM
I have not verified this but it seems to be legit, if not it will still give you goose bumps!!!
I served in the U.S. Air Force, though a pilot I was not. The person who forwarded this e-mail to me was also Air Force, and a pilot; he is also my college buddy for these past nearly 60 years. In my years since serving in the military, I have grown somewhat cynical about the warlike stance that drives our nation. And one could argue wastes our valuable treasure. But, that being said, this is one hell of an impressive slide show about a hell of an impressive airplane. I accept the platitudes in the show that this airplane did much to protect our nation and help win the cold war. More than a little tinge of patriotism crept up my spine, and filled my heart. Enjoy. Gerry Pickering
The Now-Retired SR-71
This is too cool!
The Black Bird "grows" over 8 inches in flight and the nose glows cherry red at high altitude cruise (90-100,000'). It will cover 180 miles if it has to turn around.
I was in Washington when the Bird made its last official flight. It took off from California, flew over the Pacific, refueled, turned east bound and when it crossed the west coast ofCalifornia, the stop watches started. 68 Minutes later, the Bird crossed the east coast of the United States near Washington, DC! That record along with many others still stands from an aircraft that people started designing in the late 1950's! Talk about being ahead of it's time. It shows how great a country can be when Government steps aside and lets people do their thing!
This is a slide show produced by one of the 93 people to ever pilot the Blackbird. He shares some formerly-classified info. This came from a link from the Lockheed Martin retiree group.
Click Below:
http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/SR-71/index.htm (http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/SR-71/index.htm)
I served in the U.S. Air Force, though a pilot I was not. The person who forwarded this e-mail to me was also Air Force, and a pilot; he is also my college buddy for these past nearly 60 years. In my years since serving in the military, I have grown somewhat cynical about the warlike stance that drives our nation. And one could argue wastes our valuable treasure. But, that being said, this is one hell of an impressive slide show about a hell of an impressive airplane. I accept the platitudes in the show that this airplane did much to protect our nation and help win the cold war. More than a little tinge of patriotism crept up my spine, and filled my heart. Enjoy. Gerry Pickering
The Now-Retired SR-71
This is too cool!
The Black Bird "grows" over 8 inches in flight and the nose glows cherry red at high altitude cruise (90-100,000'). It will cover 180 miles if it has to turn around.
I was in Washington when the Bird made its last official flight. It took off from California, flew over the Pacific, refueled, turned east bound and when it crossed the west coast ofCalifornia, the stop watches started. 68 Minutes later, the Bird crossed the east coast of the United States near Washington, DC! That record along with many others still stands from an aircraft that people started designing in the late 1950's! Talk about being ahead of it's time. It shows how great a country can be when Government steps aside and lets people do their thing!
This is a slide show produced by one of the 93 people to ever pilot the Blackbird. He shares some formerly-classified info. This came from a link from the Lockheed Martin retiree group.
Click Below:
http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/SR-71/index.htm (http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/SR-71/index.htm)