Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Andrew LB

SR-71's to my knowledge were "unretired" do to the fact that no plane has been developed to replace them.


43 posted on 06/21/2005 11:20:50 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies ]


To: hedgetrimmer

I thought thats what the Aurora was for? The USAF made no opposition towards the SR-71's retirement, and congressional attempts to revive the program were discouraged. Never in the history of the USAF had a program been closed without opposition. Aurora is the missing factor to the silent closure of the SR-71 program.


44 posted on 06/21/2005 11:27:21 PM PDT by Andrew LB (Another solder in the fight against liberalism.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies ]

To: hedgetrimmer
SR-71's to my knowledge were "unretired" do to the fact that no plane has been developed to replace them.

You better tell the air force.

"The U.S. Air Force retired its fleet of SR-71s on January 26, 1990, because of a decreasing defense budget and high costs of operation. The USAF returned the SR-71 to the active Air Force inventory in 1995 and began flying operational missions in January 1997. The aircraft was retired again in 1998." http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/bombers/b5/b5-68.htm

45 posted on 06/21/2005 11:35:44 PM PDT by PAR35
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson