Moving the SR-71 prototype

[Tharkûn]

Cool article showing how it was trucked to Area 51 from Burbank

http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html

 

[byke]

Wow, that was no joke! Nice find!

 

[TylerW]

Bookmarked. Thanks for posting this. The SR-71 is one of the coolest things to come out of the cold war and US Aeronautics, and I'm proud to say my father was an engineer on the project. I would seriously consider giving up riding for the rest of my life for the chance to fly in one.

Although, I'm also glad that they've been decommissioned and I'll never get the chance to make that choice - just in case its disappointing.

 

[Marlowe]

It is am amazing find.

Sadly, the SR-71 is a find from an era we still did stuff in

 

[silverbelt]

Wow! nice find :thumbup

 

[Yo!Joe!!!]

But, but...The military industrial complex..! :wow



In all seriousness. I got to touch one parked near the runway as a kid. :cool

 

[Tharkûn]

That site has pretty much all the info you could ever want to know about the A-12 (SR-71) and U-2

http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/

 

[Mike95060]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Awesome find. I wonder who processed those photos? The fact that they were alowed to be taken is pretty astonishing.

 

[MrIncredible]

I worked with Kelly Johnson.

 

[Mike95060]

I worked with Kelly Johnson.

Elaborate.

 

[Marlowe]

Ishpeming is overrated.

 

[Karbon]

Very cool. As a kid I had a Jane's military aircraft ID book. Among one of the dog eared pages was that of the SR71. I think one of the coolest ironies of that plane's development was that they had to establish fake companies to buy Ti from the Russians.

 

[CABilly]

I've always loved that plane. I'd always try to get a glimpse of the one at Castle AFB while driving by on 99 as a kid. I loved war planes, and I caught a bit of guff for my taste in stealth planes from my grandfather, who'd worked for Northrop Grumman after his time in the AF :laughing

 

[Marlowe]

Very cool. As a kid I had a Jane's military aircraft ID book. Among one of the dog eared pages was that of the SR71. I think one of the coolest ironies of that plane's development was that they had to establish fake companies to buy Ti from the Russians.

They did that anyway.

Ask me about the Maryland Procurement Agency sometime.

:laughing

 

[Hooli]

My dad and I were great fans of the SR-71. Thanks for posting this up! :thumbup

 

[bikeama]

Got to see one take off from Beale AFB early in the morning driving to Chico in the early 70's. Damn what a sight.

 

[packnrat]

always loved that plane, even had a toy one when i was a little brat. and that was in the early 1960's.

built in the U,S of A.


back when we know how and could build stuff.



.

 

[i_am_the_koi]

Wow :applause

 

[CoorsLight]

Thanks for posting this.

My grandpa was Chief at Beale for a couple years, and the SR-71 was his baby. Visiting the base as a kid was among my best memories ever.

 

[lefty]

Awesome link.

Thank You OP!!!