Only thing I regret

"ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability" (italianjobr53) 08/15/2018 at 02:31 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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is that I was born too late to watch this magnificent beast fly...

Nauraushaun > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/15/2018 at 03:27

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What is it?

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Nauraushaun 08/15/2018 at 03:40

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SR71 Blackbird

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird

Wheelerguy > Nauraushaun 08/15/2018 at 04:44

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Tales from the Speedcheck

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/15/2018 at 08:34

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Me too. But I was lucky enough to see a B-1 take off on full afterburner and it was amazing. Highly suggest you console yourself with full afterburner.

ateamfan42 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/15/2018 at 09:30

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Even more sad? I was alive when these were still flying. I grew up with posters on my wall. But I lived no where near any place I would have seen them in action.

Now all these years later, I can at least go see the survivors in museums. I’ve made it to two so far (one SR-71 and one A-12) out of the 30 Blackbird aircraft remaining .

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky 08/15/2018 at 10:05

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Nice!

I’ve seen B1, B2, F22, F35 flybys last year at Oshkosh, so I'm not that unhappy :)

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > ateamfan42 08/15/2018 at 10:06

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That is sad indeed :/

I’ve seen 2 SR-71s and an A-12 so far in museums. Infact, I'm going to Dayton again in 2 weeks!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Nauraushaun 08/15/2018 at 10:08

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Customary blackbird related video:

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/15/2018 at 10:12

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Sweet. I went to school right next to Daytona International so there was always cool stuff for the Daytona 500 fly over. F-18's, F-22's, F-35's, Osprey, even had a C hi nook land on campus once. It blew over a bunch of motorcycles

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky 08/15/2018 at 10:16

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Well they flew a B2 this year over Indy 500. But the damn thing is so silent that we almost missed the flyby.

ateamfan42 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/15/2018 at 10:46

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Dayton: That’s #935 and #976. I’ll definitely need to get out there sometime.

I’ve seen #933 in San Diego and #951 in Tuscon.  The Pima Air & Space Museum has an excellent exhibit.  

Chuckybas > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/15/2018 at 14:17

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That Jeep at 4:33.....

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Chuckybas 08/15/2018 at 14:24

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I knew someone was gonna say this 

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/16/2018 at 00:20

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I’ve seen the one at Kalamazoo Air Zoo. Pretty imposing just standing still.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 08/16/2018 at 00:58

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Ikr.

deekster_caddy > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 08/16/2018 at 15:25

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I think my favorite fun fact about this plane is how it would leak fuel from all over the place because all of the metal was so loose fitting until it got up to flight temps, and as everything expanded it would all tighten up.

Nauraushaun > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 08/18/2018 at 05:13

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I should have known that. I don’t usually see them in profile like this I suppose