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From: hplabs!jkj@hpfchabu.hp.com (Jim Jackson)
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Subject: Re: Can the sonic boom of an SR-71 be heard at the ground?
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Date: 23 Jun 89 20:02:41 GMT
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From: hplabs!jkj@hpfchabu.hp.com (Jim Jackson)


    Well I have heard it! Place OL-8. Time a tdy from Beale. How do
    I know it was SR71 tail #97x? Well they dumped fuel as they flew
    over and we could see the fuel trail but not the aircraft, so time
    later the soft boom (actually two closely spaced booms or so it
    seemed).

    It has been too long to me to remember the details, but I seem to
    recall it was a "training" flight that also celebrate a milestone
    and a large stuffed Snoopy went along with the RSO. I was off at the
    time, I was on the night shift and didn't meet the aircraft when
    it returned, but I do remember seeing a picture of the Pilot and RSO
    with a large Snoopy dog. 

    People in western Colorado complain about the sonic booms from SR's
    but I believe those are from tanking operations. 

    The alt records fo the SR are about 82000 feet as I recall. The speed
    is above mach 3. My Coffee cups have a big 3+ on them. I would
    sure like to get more. I got the ones I still have from the
    tech rep's building at Beale, $0.40 each, I said it's been a long time


    Jim Jackson (Former USAF Tsgt. Electronic sensor repairman)