[From nobody Sun Nov 21 21:43:08 2004 Received: from ncmx01.mgw.rr.com ([24.93.67.251]) by mail8.triad.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:37:23 -0500 Received: from imo-d07.mx.aol.com (imo-d07.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.39]) by ncmx01.mgw.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id gBEJcKOL006305 for <billglaze@triad.rr.com>; Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:38:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from DickIonata8@aol.com by imo-d07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id p.158.18ebb7ad (3657); Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:38:09 -0500 (EST) From: DickIonata8@aol.com Message-ID: <158.18ebb7ad.2b2ce2a1@aol.com> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:38:09 EST Subject: Fwd: SR-71 Blacbkird "Sled" Stories To: JSFOSSETT@aol.com CC: bob.agostino@learjet.com, a.lewey@att.net, dartingstar@yahoo.com, DWahlb6363@aol.com, dfleming@genevaonline.com, billglaze@triad.rr.com, makteheath@attbi.com, Heff1954@aol.com, clydie@concentric.net, fwhueman@gbis.com, RROLA7@aol.com, pb4ydriver@juno.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part1_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ce2a1_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10637 Return-Path: DickIonata8@aol.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 --part1_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ce2a1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ce2a1_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <SUGARFOX@aol.com> From: SUGARFOX@aol.com Full-name: SUGARFOX Message-ID: <19d.da22909.2b2ccf75@aol.com> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:16:21 EST Subject: Fwd: SR-71 Blacbkird "Sled" Stories To: rlutz@newmex.com, awgreenfield@naa-usa.org, DickIonata8@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 8.0 for Windows US sub 230 --part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_boundary Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_alt_boundary" --part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_alt_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just for fun. Stan --part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_alt_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Just for fun.<BR> <BR> Stan</FONT></HTML> --part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_alt_boundary-- --part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <gtadams554@earthlink.net> Received: from rly-xa05.mx.aol.com (rly-xa05.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.74]) by air-xa02.mail.aol.com (v90.10) with ESMTP id MAILINXA22-1214052804; Sat, 14 Dec 2002 05:28:04 -0500 Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net (avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.50]) by rly-xa05.mx.aol.com (v90.10) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXA55-1214052735; Sat, 14 Dec 2002 05:27:35 1900 Received: from user-0cal9qu.cable.mindspring.com ([24.170.167.94] helo=earthlink.net) by avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18N9Vo-0005Zx-00; Sat, 14 Dec 2002 02:27:12 -0800 Message-ID: <3DFB076E.E7BB3083@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 05:26:55 -0500 From: "George T. Adams" <gtadams554@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: All My Friends <gtadams554@earthlink.net> Subject: SR-71 Blacbkird "Sled" Stories Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Howdy, <p>OK, it's Air Force time again.&nbsp; This one pertains to the SR-71 Blackbird "Sled".&nbsp; If you aren't familiar with that aircraft, or just want to see some neat pictures of it, go to: <A HREF="http://community.webshots.com/album/324320">http://community.webshots.com/album/324320</A> <br>&nbsp; <br>George&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you're not having fun..... <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...you're not doing it right! <p>============================================= <br>In his book, Sled Driver, SR- 71/ Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: <p>"I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (his backseater) and I were screaming across Southern California, 13 miles up. <br><i>(My note: that's over 68,000 feet up)</i> <p>We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other aircraft and the Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Center as we entered the Los Angeles area airspace." <p>"Though they didn't really control us, the Center did monitor our movement across their scope. I heard a single-engine Cessna ask for a readout of its groundspeed. "90 knots", Center replied. <p>Moments later, a Twin Beech requested the same. "120 knots," Center answered. "We weren't the only ones proud of our groundspeed that day; as almost instantly an F/A-18 smugly transmitted, "Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests groundspeed readout." <p>"There was a slight pause, then the response, "525 knots on the ground, Dusty". <p>"Another silent pause. As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard a familiar click of a radio transmission coming from my backseater. It was at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had become a real crew, for we were both thinking in unison. "Center, Aspen 20, you got a groundspeed readout for us?" <p>There was a longer than normal pause... "Aspen 20, I show 1,742 knots."&nbsp;&nbsp; No further inquiries were heard on that frequency <p>In another famous SR-71 story, Los Angeles Center reported receiving a request for clearance to FL 60 (60,000ft). The incredulous controller, with some disdain in his voice, asked, "How exactly do you plan to get up to 60,000 feet? <p>The pilot (obviously a sled driver), responded, "Well Center, we don't plan to go up to it ...... we were hoping to go down to it." He was cleared immediately... <p>=========================================</html> --part2_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ccf75_boundary-- --part1_158.18ebb7ad.2b2ce2a1_boundary-- ]