[Milsurplus] U-2 and SR-71A

[Joe Foley]

Lets face it, guys.

It was a clean shoot-down!  Modern missle technology
(American), old airplane.  Probably getting to be a
common thing.

We've developed the ultimate self-kicking butt.

Joe






--- "Howard L Ritter, Jr" <hlritter@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> The SR-71A Blackbird is a dramatic, beautiful, and
> magnificent aircraft and
> a real credit to Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed
> "Skunkworks", just like its
> predecessor the U-2. However, it is a fantastically
> expensive and
> labor-intensive beast to operate, and its only
> advantage over the U-2 is
> that it's as fast as a scalded cat (several
> multiples of Mach 1) and can
> cruise a little higher (80,000 ft). The U-2 is on a
> Sunday drive in the
> country(70,000 ft above it) by comparison, and that
> can be a disadvantage
>

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