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Best Model Plane Ever
German guy made an SR-71 model.......
with a jet turbine check it out......listen as it passes http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4464984
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt" 
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10-31-2011, 11:34 AM
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Knew a guy(my old boss) that was ground crew for the blackbird. Platinum o-rings, he confirmed that they leaked fuel real bad, take-off was always followed by in air re-fueling. Those engines got more efficient with altitude and the heat generated at mach3 would swell everything up and close the built in tolerances. One of my favorites and the German did it right. Did they ever de-clasify the performance numbers on her? Prolly one or two put away somewhere, just in case.
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10-31-2011, 12:03 PM
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My neighbor was in teh air force for 20 years, and one of his jobs was ground crew for the SR-71. They have always fascinated me.
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10-31-2011, 02:31 PM
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Crazy fact about the SR-71, at +-40K ft it actually burns less fuel the faster you go.........
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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11-01-2011, 06:08 AM
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I was able to walk right up to one(SR71) and the SAC air museum in Omaha(I highly recommend it if you're in Omaha). I don't know if it was supposed to be at ready access as they were in the middle of moving to a new facility. I walked all around it, even putting my hands on it. i was surprised that it seemed smaller than I thought it was, Pretty cool. They had B58 that looked brand new that was roped off
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