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Can you give us a ground speed check? Bigger'n, tuffer'n....

提交时间：8 年以前

This may be the single greatest aviation story ever told, it’s about the iconic SR-71 Blackbird. The story, from the now out-of-print book Sled Driver by former SR-71 jockey Brian Shul (available used on Amazon for just $700). Here’s the ultimate aviation troll: (tribunist.com) 更多...

Jonathan Greene

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Dan deMenocal 8 年以前 9

One of the comments posted on that story was a great follow-up: "the one where the SR-71 pilot asks permission to fly at 80,000 feet. The local tower responds that if he can get there it is all his. The sled pilot says "Roger, descending to 80,000".

Funny!

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Pileits 8 年以前 4

Still fun to read it again...

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George Cottay 4 年以前 1

Thanks, Jonathan.

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Greg Byington 8 年以前 1

That is a great story!

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jwmson 4 年以前 1

An old story, but still super to read.

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SmokedChops 4 年以前 1

just imagine the stories that they CAN'T share...

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linbb 8 年以前 -5

And on another slow news day another repost of a repost....................

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bentwing60 8 年以前 7

It's ok lin, there might be some new folks on the forum who hadn't heard this story, and for a change it has nothing to do with an air carrier. Count you blessings.

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