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A few pics taken from a U2 over Lake Tahoe.
Good question!Why did they keep the U2 and retire the SR71?
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I don't think the Blackbird is retired actually, I have a story about that but I won't put it in writing. LOLWhy did they keep the U2 and retire the SR71?
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I don't think the Blackbird is retired actually, I have a story about that but I won't put it in writing. LOL
Why did they keep the U2 and retire the SR71?
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Likely $$$$. I think I remember hearing the SR71 was stupid expensive to fly.Why did they keep the U2 and retire the SR71?
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I don't know if anything since burns it, but the Blackbird burned JP7...I don't know the chemistry difference, but I'm guessing race gas for turbines?Likely $$$$. I think I remember hearing the SR71 was stupid expensive to fly.
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Doesn't surprise me, the toxicity of the materials involved. Given the era which it was built, that's what they had. Stories of the F-117, stealth fighter, say it's skin is coated with some nasty stuff.Only contributing i have to the SR 71.
I was involve on the decomishing of the bulk of the air crafts.
Quite a few parts contained asbestos. So they needed to dispose of them correctly. So I spent about a month following trucks out to NV where they were buried in a haz waste landfill. There was a lot of moving parts involved. But in a nut shel the containers were sealed by the government, I followed them, inspected the tags to make sure nothing was tampered with and verified they were buried in the ground.
Why did they keep the U2 and retire the SR71?
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Yeah, about that toxicity . . . . In high school I had a friend who's Dad worked at Ford Aereospace . . . . he'd bring hand tools home that were 'spark free' . . . made out really weird materials & super expensive. Cro-bars that cost $600, crescent wrenches that were $250, crazy. I guess they used them in environments where 1 spark could be bad party.Doesn't surprise me, the toxicity of the materials involved. Given the era which it was built, that's what they had. Stories of the F-117, stealth fighter, say it's skin is coated with some nasty stuff.
That is one of the best things I've ever seen you post!
Thanks for this, going to show my kids in the morning.
Post it up in G&A section I'm sure there are a few here that would love it!I don't think the Blackbird is retired actually, I have a story about that but I won't put it in writing. LOL
No way, no black helicopters flying over my housePost it up in G&A section I'm sure there are a few here that would love it!
Wonder if it was beryllium?? Expensive and non sparkingYeah, about that toxicity . . . . In high school I had a friend who's Dad worked at Ford Aereospace . . . . he'd bring hand tools home that were 'spark free' . . . made out really weird materials & super expensive. Cro-bars that cost $600, crescent wrenches that were $250, crazy. I guess they used them in environments where 1 spark could be bad party.
That's EXACTLY what is was! kind of light bronze color to the tools.Wonder if it was beryllium?? Expensive and non sparking
Ya. I've had to use a few working around stuff that would not be fun if it went boom. Definitely expensive tools lolThat's EXACTLY what is was! kind of light bronze color to the tools.
Please tellMy uncle (Lt. Colonel) was in charge of the U2 program for the CIA. He was an Air Force test pilot prior to working for the CIA. He had some really interesting stories about his operations during the Korean War along with his experience with the SR71.
He could tell you, but then...Please tell
Please tell