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A while back the SR71 ops (flight?) manual was posted to HN...

There was a particular comment which I think was on like page 69 or so...

"Do not attempt any turns above 70,000 feet; drop to 70,000 feet first then do your turn with a turn radi of ~2miles....

Do not fly above 90,000 feet without prior authorization"

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Or some-such... so the thing was known to fly over 90K feet - but you needed approval to do so...

Nine-teen SIXTY WHAT?




They did crazy shit in those days. I saw a mock-up of the lunar lander once. I wouldn’t have ridden in that thing to the end of my street but those guys strapped in and went to the moon!




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