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Subject: Re: SR-71 Blackbird question
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Date: 29 Sep 90 15:53:14 GMT
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From: texbell!letni!digi!digi.lonestar.org!user1 ("USER1")

In article <1990Sep27.031756.7889@cbnews.att.com> bruce@saturn.cs.swin.oz.au (Bruce Donaldson) writes:
>
>Any thoughts or facts ?
>

I am not sure about the re-entry burn up thing but I will tell you
what I heard:

A friend of mine in school knew a guy who used to fly the SR-71 or at
least had gone through the program.

The guy said that the skin got so hot on the plane that the wing
span was three feet wider when it was flying at its operational
height and conditions.  

The fuel is so inflamable that it can not be lit by a match.

The oil is a solid at room temperature and must be heated by
a blow torch in order to be put in the plane.

The pilot program is equivalent to the astronaut program.

Any one know how much of this is true?

Rick.
SMU Crew, Rowing's Finest!!!