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Military Pilot Shares The Most Amazing Story Ever.

Phil G

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Story here...........

http://www.tickld.com/x/jaw/militar...ilitarypilot&ts_pid=2&utm_content=inf_2_381_2



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txrob779

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Wicked.....absolutely wicked... 680 knots. Well flyboy, how about 1842 knots. Yeah, Aspen 20 had a much bigger pecker that day. :woot:
 

Raddave

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Cool story !!!!


Those planes were really amazing.
The plane when flown at speed actually grew 6 inches in length due to thermal expansion.

They were very loose and leaky when cold and were launched with almost empty fuel tanks and once the plane was heated, it was fueled in the air
 

chris3007

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Great, thanks for sharing phil

But I think dusty52 had not real fun at that day [emoji23][emoji23]


Sent from my iPhone 6
 

trailboss99

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LOL, great story as always Phil.
Yeah, the SR-71 will always remain as the most amazing aircraft ever.