2 Feb
2003
2 Feb
'03
6:34 a.m.
Jeffrey S. Worley wrote:
The SR71 is no airliner. I've seen it take off
several times when I was
in Japan. If pressed, I'd guess the Boing 747 as the safest airliner.
Barring bombs, hijackers, and other interference, I don't recall one
crashing. Maybe once.
The question I responded to was "Name me an aircraft or series of
aircraft",
and the SR-71 fits into that category.
When you consider that it was frequently flown over enemy territory,
was constantly being shot at, but was never succussfully shot down, it
is an impressive record.
Regards,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Kevin Handy
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 2:46 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Columbia
Ed Tillman wrote:
...for that matter, only 2 complete craft/crew
losses for the shuttle
program in over 20 years; and including these, only *3* complete
craft/crew
losses in a space program that's run for
nearly 35 years? That's still
a
damned good record in anyone's book,
regardless of what the detractors
may
say... Name me an aircraft or series of aircraft
who can make the
same
SR-71 Blackbird
>claim. (Noogies for the person who can name the *1* airliner that comes
>closest to beating this record...)
>
>Cheers...