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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by spectramax on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:22PM (#19505616)
This was a joy to read, I am getting goosebumps and this feeling running down the spine when we as humans do something extraordinary. Truly extraordinary.
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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by andrepd on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @05:31PM (#19506273)
Eh. Weapons of maintenance of American military hegemony aren't exactly my idea of the pinnacle of human ingenuity.

It certainly looks cool though.

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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by spectramax on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @06:51PM (#19507022)
Technically, it is. Don’t throw political and philosophical burden and anti-American stance when we are discussing technical achievements.

The parent comment simply talks about engineering challenges and it’s frankly amazing.

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