Posted by Jerry/MT on October 05, 2018 at 10:47:21 from (206.183.116.146):
In Reply to: The SR-71 posted by Ultradog MN on October 05, 2018 at 01:15:34:
What an airplane! I saw it fly in 1967 at Edwards AFB. Mixed compression inlets, analog controls, etc. It still is an amazing airplane. It was upgraded to digital controls somewhere along the way. The prototype was flying in something like 18 months after go-ahead and the documentation on the program was about only about 6 inches high. Nobody was on the program that was not a direct contributor and they came in under budget! I worked on the original SST and on HSCT (son of SST) and we had some access to SR-71 info. Amazing airplane but not one you could kick the tires and gas it up and go! Mission prep was 24 hrs from what I understand and that included the pilot. If you are ever at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, they have one on display.
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