Aviation Tales and Video Website

My brother sent me the following link to a harrowing report of an SR-71 that came apart in flight. It's worth a read. Same problem we have with tailheavy stunters, tho high speed and thin air were serious complications. http://www.alexisparkinn.com/sr-71_break-up.htm

What that led me to was even more interesting, being on a cable modem,...ol' bro is on dial-up, what with being out in the stix area of Ridgecrest, Kalifornia. If you have a fast hookup, you'll want to scope some of these out. Steve

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm

Steve Helmick
Renton, Washington
USA

truly an amazing story.
having spent sometime in the air force.
i have had the pleasure of seeing the SR-71.
words do not due this aircraft justice
what an amazing aicraft. its to bad the air force
had to put them to rest lack of $$$$$ was the primary reasons.
fletch

There's an SR-71 in the (Boeing) "Museum of Flight", about 10 miles from my house. Another, as I recall, in the McMinnville, OR, "Evergreen Aviation Museum". The one here also has a leftover nose section (I suppose from a broken one) that you can sit in...pretty cool. That's my brother (the rocket scientist) with the grin. Tho piston engine noises are neater than whooshings, ya know, especially at Mach 3.5.... Steve


Steve Helmick
Renton, Washington
USA

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The second-loudest takeoff run I have ever seen. Number one was the XB-70 (1966).