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Old 06-04-2015, 06:44 PM
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SR71 spyplane doco

SBS 7030pm tonight
first in the series of the Planes that changed the world

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Old 06-04-2015, 09:01 PM
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Great stuff, just watched it, thanks for the heads up..
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Old 09-04-2015, 09:45 PM
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Watched this on sbs catchup on the web.

Also found this youtube clip interesting as it goes into some more technical details about the plane and it's engine
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it was a very good doco - thanks for the heads up.
Saw one on static display in Alabama - it certainly is a remarkable looking (and big) machine and in it's way as menacing in appearance as the B52, F117 or Vulcan (which to me also look decidedly threatening).
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Brilliant show. What a piece of kit!!
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Old 11-04-2015, 06:09 PM
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Great program, still on SBS on Demand via the internet if you missed it.
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Old 11-04-2015, 08:41 PM
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Amazing to think when it was built
that it still holds records !

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Or does it , they probably have a super-secret replacement
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