Quote:
Originally Posted by Elspode
... First up, the coolest aircraft ever to fly, the SR 71 Blackbird. ...
|
During a stopover at an air station in England, I watched an SR-71 pilot practice touch and go. The first couple passes he touched the wheels down; then, accelerated climbing only enough to go around again. On the third pass he touched down; then, accelerated lifting the nose rapidly until the aircraft was nearly vertical still over the runway and hit the afterburners shooting straight up until out of sight ... like a rocket man!
