SR-71

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Re: SR-71

Postby Ivan » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:59 am

That isn't a sr-71, but the A-12. Which was meant as a bomber but proved to be too expensive.

Anyway, the baton of 'fastest in-service aircraft' is back where it came from: MiG-25R
Russian planes: IL-76 (all standard length ones),  Tu-154 and Il-62, Tu-134 and [url=http://an24.uw.hu/]An-24RV[/ur
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Re: SR-71

Postby Craig. » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:07 am

http://public.fotki.com/y2cragie/summer_04/a12cil2.html

That A12 looks a whole lot better now. Or did when i took those photos last year.
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