Columbia

From: Kevin Handy <kth_at_srv.net>
Date: Sun Feb 2 14:34:00 2003

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_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
>On Behalf Of Kevin Handy
>Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 2:46 PM
>To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
>Subject: Re: Columbia
>
>Ed Tillman wrote:
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>>...for that matter, only 2 complete craft/crew losses for the shuttle
>>program in over 20 years; and including these, only *3* complete
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>craft/crew
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>>losses in a space program that's run for nearly 35 years? That's still
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>a
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>>damned good record in anyone's book, regardless of what the detractors
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>may
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>>say... Name me an aircraft or series of aircraft who can make the
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>same
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>SR-71 Blackbird
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>>claim. (Noogies for the person who can name the *1* airliner that comes
>>closest to beating this record...)
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>>Cheers...
Received on Sun Feb 02 2003 - 14:34:00 GMT