Author Topic: Time to Bring the SR-71 out of Mothballs? (Read 1816 times)

mechanic · « **Reply #30 on:** January 05, 2005, 07:38:33 PM »

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Originally posted by GreenCloud
muck..the airport where i fly my little cessna from is 15 miles south of Beale AFB

i seee U-2s there all the time..

awhile ago..i had a u-2 over my head at..he wasnt more then 2k above me...h ewas on aproach for landing...I think i was flyng faster then him..was sweet to see them so close up..and know..they were deep soemwhere takin pictures

you telling me the blackbird slows down so much on finals a cessna can outrun it???

Gunslinger · « **Reply #31 on:** January 05, 2005, 07:40:54 PM »

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Originally posted by mechanic
you telling me the blackbird slows down so much on finals a cessna can outrun it???

He's talking about a U2.....every slow high flying plane

A blackbird is an SR-71

-MZ- · « **Reply #32 on:** January 05, 2005, 07:49:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Wow are you a CIA analyst or something? You must be pretty good if you happend to know where all the sites are.

Their nuke program is decentralized, we (the US) have no idea where all the facilities are. There is no one target we can bomb that would set back their program like what the Isreali's did.

Look into it yourself.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #33 on:** January 05, 2005, 09:15:15 PM »

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Originally posted by -MZ-
Their nuke program is decentralized, we (the US) have no idea where all the facilities are. There is no one target we can bomb that would set back their program like what the Isreali's did.

Look into it yourself.

Why in hell would we just bomb ONE target?????

Cobra412 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 05, 2005, 11:11:07 PM »

MZ just exactly where are you getting your data from? You obviously must have a extremely high position somewhere. I'd also think that if you actually did have a high position you wouldn't be squawking all over these boards.

genozaur · « **Reply #35 on:** January 06, 2005, 12:32:35 AM »

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Originally posted by rshubert
Where are you, lada? Identify the firearm product from your country that is better than say, the M16A2, or the M4 (neither of which are my personal favorites, btw).

How about artillery? I know of two countries that have longer ranged guns than US Artillery pieces, are you from one of them?

How 'bout helicopters? Does your country produce those? Which ones?

Armored Fighting Vehicles? Which ones?

The list goes on and on. I have held, fired, and taken apart most of the current generation of infantry weapons, and can say--categorically--that there are some as good, but none superior to American weapons.

Sorry for interrupting personal dogfight but as a Sr Lt of the Soviet Army (now in the reserve) I can't but ask a question about the American personal underwater firearms. Are the American underwater assault rifles better than, for instance, the old Soviet APS ?

eagl · « **Reply #36 on:** January 06, 2005, 02:15:24 PM »

I'm assigned to the madhatters (bolars) but currently working in the OSS as a scheduler.

Sorry about thread mini-hijack...

JoOwEn · « **Reply #37 on:** January 06, 2005, 02:45:31 PM »

Has anybody flown the sr-71 in fs2004. Is it any good?

-MZ- · « **Reply #38 on:** January 06, 2005, 04:39:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Cobra412
MZ just exactly where are you getting your data from?

Knock yourself out.

http://www.ceip.org/files/nonprolif/countries/country.asp?ID=2&country=Iran

Maybe the CIA knows where everything is, but I'm stilll not sure they could find their bellybutton if it had a bell on it.

And even IF we were able to find and bomb everything, start to thing about some of the ramifications - especially their potential to cause huge headaches for us in Afghanistan and Iraq.

SunTracker · « **Reply #39 on:** January 06, 2005, 04:47:29 PM »

I would rather spend my tax dollars on improving the U.S. than on dropping bombs that cost $100,000 each.

The general rule is- If you leave the middle east alone, they will be too busy fighting themselves to attack the U.S. Of course Israel messes up that equation a bit.

Replicant · « **Reply #40 on:** January 06, 2005, 05:18:01 PM »

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Originally posted by eagl
Cobra I'm at RAF Lakenheath.

You flying Eagle Cs or Es?

Ever do any approaches to RAF Cottesmore? I worked in ATC briefly and would occasionally get Eagle Cs on approaches although they removed the RHAG whilst I was there so I don't think the USAF make any more landings there now?

As for the SR-71, I saw a couple fly many times when they used to be based at RAF Mildenhall. I actually remember seeing one fly over where I live back in, 1991?, being escorted by two T-38s on what I would assume when they were leaving the country?

Duxford has a SR-71 on display, didn't NASA keep a few airworthy?

Gunslinger · « **Reply #41 on:** January 06, 2005, 05:38:32 PM »

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Originally posted by -MZ-
Knock yourself out.

http://www.ceip.org/files/nonprolif/countries/country.asp?ID=2&country=Iran

Maybe the CIA knows where everything is, but I'm stilll not sure they could find their bellybutton if it had a bell on it.

And even IF we were able to find and bomb everything, start to thing about some of the ramifications - especially their potential to cause huge headaches for us in Afghanistan and Iraq.

last time I checked most Iraqis arent too fond of Iran. It would be totally justified if they unjustly shot down a US jet. I'm not saying unleash the hounds on them nore would I agree with a pre-emtive strike. I would however, think this would justify a strike AND solve a delema of their nuke program.

genozaur · « **Reply #42 on:** January 06, 2005, 07:34:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
last time I checked most Iraqis arent too fond of Iran. It would be totally justified if they unjustly shot down a US jet. I'm not saying unleash the hounds on them nore would I agree with a pre-emtive strike. I would however, think this would justify a strike AND solve a delema of their nuke program.

C'mon Guns, the guys are building nuclear power plant and innocently experimenting with barely enriched uranium. They just need a strict teacher and constant control.

Why do you forget the ancient state of Israel ? The unchecked by the USA Israeli nuclear program was so successful ! And wasn't that the
trigger to start the chain reaction in the bad neighborhood ?

Gunslinger · « **Reply #43 on:** January 06, 2005, 07:47:18 PM »

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Originally posted by genozaur
C'mon Guns, the guys are building nuclear power plant and innocently experimenting with barely enriched uranium. They just need a strict teacher and constant control.

Why do you forget the ancient state of Israel ? The unchecked by the USA Israeli nuclear program was so successful ! And wasn't that the
trigger to start the chain reaction in the bad neighborhood ?

Ahhhh Blame it all on the jews! I see, they shouldnt have them but a country rich in state funded terrorism should?

I just don't agree with it, and I think that would be the perfect "excuse" to take them out.

Really letting Iran enrich nukes is like letting a pedophile run a day care!

Dinger · « **Reply #44 on:** January 07, 2005, 03:25:11 AM »

SR-71? A-12? Yeah, I suppose. Why use them when you can get acceptable performance out of a fighter that's supposed to be in the region anyway? And if you want something for surveillance, what's wrong with a UAV or the good old U-2? Slow, high-altitude, discrete, annoying as hell. Still, those really fast recon jets are supercool.

On another note, a lot of americans seem to be taking their holiday on cyprus these days, so if any of you are come through here, look me up, will you?