Imagine the conversation that night

Post #276,908 by drewk 12/29/06 12:04:55 AM Reply	Imagine the conversation that night Since the Blackbird was not officially acknowledged until it was just about to be retired, and these guys were just about to get certified to fly real missions, there's a good chance most of the people on that channel didn't know that plane existed. "Holy fucking mother of God, what the FUCK was that!?" === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #276,910 by tuberculosis 12/29/06 12:46:10 AM Reply	Sounds fishy as the top speed of that plane was a very closely guarded secret until very recently. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #276,922 by Another Scott 12/29/06 1:27:38 PM Reply	Wait a minute... Certainly by the mid-1970s the world knew that the SR-71 could go above Mach 3. A page of some of the records set in the SR-71 are [link\|http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/srfact~1.htm\|here] (scroll down). I don't know when the early records were declassified. The Wikipedia says that based on its dimensions, inlet temperatures, jet engine design, etc., it's maximum possible speed was [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71\|Mach 3.44]. Remember there was a big to-do in 1974 (9/1/74) about it setting a new record for NY to London - 1 hr. 54 min. 56.4 sec. Speed 1,806.95 statute MPH, and a world absolute speed record from 1976 (15/25 km straight course) of 2,193.167 mph (3,529.56 kph). I don't think those numbers were ever classified. [link\|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/machines.html\|NOVA] has a bit more about the planes. Note than an unmanned [link\|http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=1864\|X-43A scramjet has gone faster than Mach 5]. Cheers, Scott.
Post #276,971 by drewk 12/30/06 11:27:32 AM Reply	Well how 'bout that The Web Agrees[tm] that it was announced in '64 before the first operational sortie. I must be thinking of a different plane, because I remember hearing something about how they didn't even acknowledge it existed until it had been in operation for a while. [checking ...] Ah, I'm thinking of the F-117. === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]

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