Re: Janet flight at Ellignton AFB (NASA)

On Feb 25, 5:39 pm, "John A. Weeks III" <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <NLJwj.12566$J41.11...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>
>  "M.Butzin" <mfbutzin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > NASA still does supposedly but ya can't tell when or why or for who.
>
> The only SR-71 that NASA flies is the one that is mounted on a pylon
> outside of the offices at NASA Dryden.  The last SR-71 flew in
> October 1999.
>
> -john-
>
> --
> ======================================================================
> John A. Weeks III           612-720-2854            j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Newave Communications                        http://www.johnweeks.com
> ======================================================================

Yes, at the Edwards Air show. Unfortunately, it only flew on Saturday
and I was there on Sunday. :-( As you know, the SR-71 was prone to
leaks. A fuel leak canceled the Sunday flight.

MB was probably thinking of the ER-2, a white U2 used by NASA for
atmospheric research.