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The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

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Phantom: one of the phew jets that could phly phormation with the phreakishly phast Blackbird...
 
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In another famous SR-71 story, Los Angeles Center reported receiving a request for clearance to FL 600 (60,000ft). The incredulous controller, with some disdain in his voice, asked, “How do you plan to get up to 60,000 feet? The pilot (obviously a sled driver), responded, “We don’t plan to go up to it; we plan to go down to it.” He was cleared.
 
A little quick math says that in this configuration this beauty could spit out as many as 6,600 50 cal rounds per min. What a nightmare for the bad guys on the ground.

Would not want to be on the wrong end of that bird!
 
This was an unusual sight - even for Va Beach. Someone loves Hornets or jet noise, or both. "Sound of Freedom."jet noise truck.jpg
 
ea6 - thanks for the link - always interesting to hear the "backstory" on these aircraft.
 
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