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> "NC" <nc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "M.Butzin" <mfbutzin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> <miso@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> 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-
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>> John A. Weeks III 612-720-2854
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>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> SR-71's were built that way from the get go, the titanium heats up
>>> during flight and seals the fuel tanks, they take off with just enough
>>> fuel to get them airborne and a KC 135 is near by to fill the tanks.
The
>>> skin also has a series bumps built into to it for expansion and
>>> contraction. SR-71's still fly under NASA's operation just as the U-2
>>> does under the guise of "weather related exercises". The Air Force
took
>>> them off their list of "active aircraft", they never said they were
>>> chopping them up, but they "rent" them from NASA which "officially"
>>> takes pictures of Earth and Sky. So officially the Air Force relies on
>>> space based photos, but when "quick" shots are needed NASA will plan a
>>> "mission".
>>>
>>> MB
>>
>> I doubt that you can back up your claim that the aircraft still flys.
>
> As of May 2006,
>
> 64-17967 SR-71A Operational (USAF), Det 2, 9th SW, Edwards AFB, CA
>
> 64-17971 SR-71A Operational (USAF), Det 2, 9th SW, Edwards AFB, CA
>
> 64-17980 SR-71A Operational, NASA Dryden FRC, Edwards AFB, CA
>
> 60-6937 A-12 Storage, Plant 42 (Skunk Works) currently undergoing
> modifications.
>
>
> Congress appropriated $100 million in the fiscal year 1995 defense
budget
> to reactivate two A-model jets and one B-model pilot trainer aircraft.
The
> Air Force program office for the reactivation of the Blackbirds is at
> Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. They are operated by Air Combat Command
>
> The move to reactivate the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was
not
> opposed. Critics looked at the SR-71's limitations and proposed
> modifications.
John Weeks has already responded and his records are in agreement with
mine.
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