Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys

[Jim]

SR-71 on a rooftop flat top?

 

[Jim]

SR-71 on the USS Intrepid. NY City Harbor.

 

[gggGary]

SR-71 on the USS Intrepid. NY City Harbor.

You're getting closer...

 

[Jim]

You're getting closer...

What... you need to know if it's high tide or low tide?

 

[gggGary]

What... you need to know if it's high tide or low tide?

You need to ID the plane correctly. Not that i would have known but the info's readily available ..

 

[Jim]

Ahhh... an A-12

 

[Raymond]

And I thought it was set up for a Vin Diesel stunt in the next Fast & Furious . . .

 

[gggGary]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_A-12

 

[Mailman]

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What (in Sam Hill) are we looking at here?

You gotta give it to the pilot, he stuck the landing!

 

[46th Georgia]

And I thought it was set up for a Vin Diesel stunt in the next Fast & Furious . . .

Stunt? You mean that's not real?

 

[kshansen]

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You gotta give it to the pilot, he stuck the landing!

And people thought Sully was good for landing an Airbus A320 in the Hudson!

 

[59Tebo]

How about that. I thought the X-Men were there...

 

[Calliway]

I am an aviation lover and I never knew the A12 even existed. Always assumed it was the SR71. Thank you for that bit of education today.

 

[Jim]

I am an aviation lover and I never knew the A12 even existed. Always assumed it was the SR71. Thank you for that bit of education today.

There was a whole family of 'em. The A-12 was funded by the CIA. I think they had about a dozen of 'em when they realized they couldn't afford 'em. The program continued with the Air Force funding the SR-71. That was a win win for the CIA... as they had a hand in what they surveilled. So they kept the capability with someone else footin' the bill.
There was also a D-21 mothership that carried a mach 3 drone which carried out flights directly 'across' nations we wanted a good look at.
There was also a YF-12 interceptor that was abandoned after war tech moved from high to low altitude.
NASA flew a YF-12 for years. When I was TDY to Edwards AFB back in the 70's I saw their YF-12 make several flights. That was always entertaining.

 

[azman857]

I used to see some of those drones in the Boneyard some years back.

 

[halfmile]

VFT.

 

[Adamc]

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Take off looks better than crashing!

 

[Adamc]

I THINK WE OVER-RUN THE RUNWAY!

 

[Raymond]

I THINK WE OVER-RUN THE RUNWAY!

Well, yes, except you don't ever see a hanger or any other building right in line with the runway.

 

[Adamc]

Well, yes, except you don't ever see a hanger or any other building right in line with the runway.

Its a joke?!