Saturday, June 30, 2012

What It's Like To Fly A Top-Secret Spy Plane: Four Questions for an A-12 Pilot [4Q4]

The SR-71 Blackbird remains an icon of American aerospace engineering to this day. Its speed and operating ceiling are unrivaled. However, it did not simply spring forth fully-formed from the head of "Kelly" Johnson—it spent years in development as the A-12 Oxcart being flown by an elite group of Air Force pilots. Colonel Ken "DUTCH 21" Collins (ret.) was among that cadre. He spoke to Gizmodo about his experience, and he joins in a live chat today at 1230 EST / 0930 PAC. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/gEA7gokTrng/what-its-like-to-fly-a-top+secret-spy-plane-four-questions-for-an-a+12-pilot

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