2 Feb
2003
2 Feb
'03
5:36 a.m.
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.
Regards,
Jeff
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Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 2:46 PM
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Subject: Re: Columbia
Ed Tillman wrote:
SR-71 Blackbird
>claim. (Noogies for the person who can name the *1* airliner that comes
>closest to beating this record...)
>Cheers...
...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