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To: Jack Hydrazine

“I know a retired flight traffic controller who clocked it at 3500kts. Go figure.”

3500kts is way past Mach 3. Is he sure it was an SR-71 ?


73 posted on 12/05/2013 1:06:09 PM PST by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: PLMerite; Jack Hydrazine

No 3500 kph (kilometers per hour) is about 2175 mph. That might be what he meant.


74 posted on 12/05/2013 1:08:58 PM PST by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: PLMerite

Yes, it was the SR-71 he tracked on his radar.


79 posted on 12/05/2013 7:59:15 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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