Author Topic: SR-71s brother? (Read 299 times)

BGBMAW · « **on:** August 17, 2006, 10:06:09 AM »

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/030606p1.xml

got linked from a discussuion about .."where are all the sr-71s"

soem guys were questioning if there were any"secretly in service..

This plane would do hi speed hi alt passes over enemies ..when they thought it was safe to bring out there weapons...since they can track satellites...

Chairboy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2006, 10:35:36 AM »

We've chatted about it a couple times here since the article came out. Sure would be neat, but not quite enough evidence yet to jump up and down chanting omigodomigodomigod.

I'm a big X-20 Dyna-Soar fanboy, don't get me wrong, but I need a bit more data.

Heater · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2006, 11:43:08 AM »

Ask Voss, He flew it....

Sorry just had to say it

Maverick · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2006, 12:00:13 PM »

Nah it was straiga that flew it. he had an LOA. Voss just flew F16's and had a P51..................

Come to think of it I'd bet it was Voss's P51 that straiga flew. Voss probably gave hi, thje check out too..............