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Über cool photos - I'm guessing the "unpacking" photos are at one of the Area 51 hangars. Wouldn't this make them still classified? Afaik the govt still does not acknowledge the existence of the Area even though its pretty much common knowledge. It still to this day does not appear on aeronautical nav charts (check a sectional or wac if you want) but is quite visible in google earth. That's about all I can say. I'm just curious whether those photos are formally declassified or not...
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Awesome! I wonder how they got the trailer out of the soft sand? And the shot of the rig going over the 2 lane bridge - wow, I wonder how much sweating was going on there. We'll never see something like project that again...
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Cool pics. Very dissappointed that no aliens were milling about in the hanger.
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Looks a lot like the old SR-71
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A-12 was the precursor/prototype of the SR-71.
Great Link, thanks for sharing.
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Very cool! Thanks for digging this up.
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I should have known that... I was stationed in Thailand near U-tapao AFB back in the 70's and they flew them there all the time. Also now live near Beale AFB where they were stationed until decommishioned. They could climb like a damn rocket.
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As for the photos, I suspect that they are old and benign enough that they are no longer considered sensitive. Very cool piece of history. As an aerospace engineer myself, I cannot imagine being a part of something like that. Definitely something to be proud of.
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Cool link
Thanks & Cheers JB
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Funny... at my work they just disassembled it (Think it came from being stored at Edwards) and put it back together here...
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Cool photos and a great link, thanks for posting!
Hard to imagine that that plane is a product of the fifties, amazing. Makes me wonder what is happening now. Cheers Richard |
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It's too bad that they couldn't keep a few flying... I would have loved to see one do a flyby.
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That engineering is so far ahead of it's time, it makes you wonder if this country is still doing things like the SR-71.
And I thought it was interesting that the first prototypes got the "A" designation. Isn't that for ground attack aircraft? |
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They did mention in the link that they were working on an interceptor model, Yep that could catch anything in the air. Maybe not maneuver with some, but catch for sure.
I am curious about the handling characteristics of these planes, were they just fast, or could they whip it around a bit? |
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Skunk Works is a must read for anyone interested in the A12/SR-71
Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed: Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos: 9780316743006: Amazon.com: Books
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Cool read and pictures, thanks for posting this
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