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« on: May 05, 2003, 10:50:46 PM »


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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2003, 10:51:24 PM »


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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2003, 10:52:19 PM »


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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2003, 10:53:12 PM »


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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2003, 10:53:50 PM »
and your point is?

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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2003, 10:54:43 PM »


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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2003, 12:40:13 AM »
WOW! Thanks Nuke!! Nice pics :)
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« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2003, 12:57:26 AM »
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WOW! Thanks Nuke!! Nice pics :)


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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2003, 02:06:37 AM »
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and your point is?


His point is to post pro-American stuff so he can draw out the haters and flame them repeatedly.  :)

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« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2003, 02:10:43 AM »
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His point is to post pro-American stuff so he can draw out the haters and flame them repeatedly.  :)


I have never flamed anyone......let alone repeatedly.

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« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2003, 08:29:49 AM »
I wonder if they could "modify" the SR71 to leave the atmosphere and enter orbit.

It can fly high enough.. but not fast enough (i think).

Hmmm...

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« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2003, 09:12:13 AM »
The B2 dosn't look manuverable much, but, it is..


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« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2003, 09:23:17 AM »
The SR-71 would have to be able to fly at 11 km/s to achieve escape velocity. About 24,750 mph.
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« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2003, 09:46:16 AM »
The only surviving example of the YB-70 Valkyrie resides in the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.  It alone is worth the trip to see!  The thing is even more impressive up close and personal than in the photos.  I never got tired of seeing it when I was stationed at Wright-Pat.  They also have the SR-71 and F-117 on display there (might have a B-1 too...can't recall now).  Great museum!  We should really hold an Aces High Convention in Dayton some year.  Any volunteers in the Dayton area?

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« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2003, 09:50:51 AM »
The B-1 at WPAFB is a B-1A, the much faster, slightly less stealthy version of today's bomber.