On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Sawyer, Edward <Ed.Sawyer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Are you talking about the Concorde? Indeed too bad that’s not flying
> anymore, but if we want to mourn great supersonic planes no longer flying,
> let’s start with the SR-71. And we can add the XB-70 Valkyrie (which Jim
> worked on, I think! So cool…) to that list too. I saw a concorde and SR-71
> at Udvar-Hazy this spring, what a great place. Need to see the Valkyrie
> someday when I can get to W-P.
>
> F-35 seems like a cool ride (bummer about the ceiling cracks though) but I
> wish they had continued the F-22 program instead.
>
> -Ed
>
I've been to W-P and stood next to the SR-71 and the Valkyrie. They're
gorgeous. Really hard to believe that the Blackbird is only 4 years younger
than me - that design is so far ahead of its time.
--
Paul Braun WD9GCO
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"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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