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From: convex!tighe@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Tighe)
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Subject: Re: More info on SR-71
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Date: 24 Oct 90 15:14:05 GMT
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From: convex!tighe@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Tighe)

>From: clements@cs.utexas.edu (Paul C. Clements):
>>From: swilliam@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Williams):
 
>> Engineers had to design an ejection system capable of working at Mach
>> 3 and at altitudes above 80,000 feet...  Just recently, when an SR-71
>> crashed into the China Sea, this ejection system was able to save both
>> crewmen.
 
>Was the bailout at speed and altitude?
 
The aircraft that was lost was #64-17974, aka.," Habu/ichi ban". It
was lost on 29-Jan-89 over China Sea shortly after takeoff from Kadena
AFB. Pilot (Lt. Col. Dan House) and RSO survived. Aircraft was
recovered 10 days later (AW&ST: 29-Jan-89).
 
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Michael Tighe, tighe@convex.com