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Title: Amazing Tales of SR-71 Blackbird Plane
Post by: Bunker on July 08, 2014, 07:04:03 PM

Not new but classic. One of my favorites of its time...truly legendary and broke so many records.

http://www.chonday.com/Videos/sr71jetplane1 (http://www.chonday.com/Videos/sr71jetplane1)

Title: Re: Amazing Tales of SR-71 Blackbird Plane
Post by: robtmc on July 09, 2014, 08:35:22 AM

I keep watching Amazon for a used copy of "The Untouchables" about the SR-71 missions.

Used copies are still around $70.

Title: Re: Amazing Tales of SR-71 Blackbird Plane
Post by: edster48 on July 09, 2014, 05:38:50 PM

Still the fastest jet aircraft ever built, and it was done by a bunch of guys with slide rules.

Only the older guys on this forum probably know what a slide rule is.

For the youngsters, it's what we used before hand held electronic calculators and computers. Along with pencils and scratch paper.

Title: Re: Amazing Tales of SR-71 Blackbird Plane
Post by: robtmc on July 09, 2014, 08:29:18 PM

My old K+E LOG LOG DUPLEX DECITRIG sets here on the desk, but now I have to put on reading glasses to read the damn thing.

Don't recall that problem back when I used it for reals..............