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Re:SR-71 pilot, photographer and storyteller Brian Shul dies... by chasd00 on Monday May 22, 2023 @10:25AM (#36031860)
The SR-71 has a special place in so many hearts. I don't know why but I always imagined the SR-71 as a pretty large plane. I saw one IRL finally a few years ago at a museum in Tucson AZ and was surprised how small it was. It looked about the size of an F-15.
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Re:SR-71 pilot, photographer and storyteller Brian Shul dies... by FpUser on Monday May 22, 2023 @11:00AM (#36032305)
Size of the F-15 is 19.43m, size of SR-71 is 32.74 m. I'd say it is pretty big difference and 32+ meters does not seem small.
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