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Just wanted to briefly share my highly favorable opinion of these tremendous two-tome commemorative edition books on the history of the A-11/SR-71 development from two co-pilots' insider perspectives. The late Brian Shul (who passed away from cardiac arrest last year, RIP) was responsible for taking most of the wonderful high quality images that the books rely on to convey all of the details and aircraft specifics in a vivid, compelling manner.... I believe these are still available on the Gallery One website, where I purchased them from. Cheers, Filip









This message has been edited by amanico on 2024-07-21 05:20:45

PS: I moved your post on Time Out. 

This plane was such a wild and inspiring endeavor, to this day it has yet to be eclipsed by any other vehicle in terms of capturing childish imagination . I'm confident Lockheed Martin is getting ever closer to realizing this plane's successor, but the big question is when will we witness that finally happen?!?........

I’m convinced some kind of technology demonstrator was tested between 1990 and 1995. There are some good documentaries on YouTube that explore this possibility.

to the SR-91, the plane that is still heavily hypothesized about....

There is a show on the Science Channel called The Black Files. Episode 2 season 1 explores hypersonics/aurora. You’ll love it.🤙

thanks for pointing them out. this is a fascinating militaro-industrial story starring crazy good engineers and bold pilots

My pleasure, cheers, Filip

The speeches that are available on YouTube are well worth seeing.... Thanks for looking and chiming in, cheers, Filip