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*sigh*
I'd be there in a heartbeat... if only I could.
Sometimes that which enables us to pursue the world of flight also demands
that we let special opportunities such as this pass us by.

When the AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI received the SR-71 that they currently have
on display, they were required to remove the engines and several other items
for return to the Smithsonian. I was lucky enough to take one of the last
publicly offered tours of their refurbish hanger where the mechanics showed
us the engines sans-cowlings... truly amazing.

Jim

On 21 Apr 2006 21:29:39 -0700, "Jay Honeck" wrote
in . com::

I will record it, but I'm not sure how we'll be able to "stream" such a
humongous file.

I think you'll find QuickTime (mov) format compresses the most, but
Windows Media Format (wmv) also provides remarkable compression. Of
course, there is a tradeoff of quality for compression.

Although RealPlayer provides superior compression also, it is so
invasive and full of spyware, that I won't view files encoded in that
format.

When the AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI received the SR-71 that they currently have
on display, they were required to remove the engines and several other items
for return to the Smithsonian. I was lucky enough to take one of the last
publicly offered tours of their refurbish hanger where the mechanics showed
us the engines sans-cowlings... truly amazing.

Now, why would the Smithsonian want the engines back?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Something about their "sharing" deal with other museums, if I remember
correctly. They were headed for a static (bummer) display somewhere.

They sure were awesome to see...

Jim



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ps.com...
When the AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI received the SR-71 that they currently
have
on display, they were required to remove the engines and several other
items
for return to the Smithsonian. I was lucky enough to take one of the
last
publicly offered tours of their refurbish hanger where the mechanics
showed
us the engines sans-cowlings... truly amazing.

Now, why would the Smithsonian want the engines back?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
When the AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI received the SR-71 that they currently have
on display, they were required to remove the engines and several other items
for return to the Smithsonian. I was lucky enough to take one of the last
publicly offered tours of their refurbish hanger where the mechanics showed
us the engines sans-cowlings... truly amazing.


Now, why would the Smithsonian want the engines back?

Most probably because the Smithsonian has the largest aircraft engine
collection in the world and wants to preserve examples forever. SI has
LOTS of stuff housed all over the world. If you want to see an SR with
the engines on I suggest you come on over to the Udvar-Hazy Center :-)

Margy
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Margy Natalie" wrote

If you want to see an SR with the engines on

That's what I want! I want to see the engines on, making a heck of a
racket, and burning a bunch of special jet fuel! :-)
--
Jim in NC

If you want to see an SR with the engines on

That's what I want! I want to see the engines on, making a heck of a
racket, and burning a bunch of special jet fuel! :-)

I've been transferring old video tapes onto DVD lately, and ran across
a video I took of an SR-71 thundering over the OSH flight line at maybe
100 feet AGL.. It was taped sometime in the early 90s -- maybe 1993?

I got shivers watching it. I had forgotten that I'd ever seen a
Blackbird in flight!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

I've been transferring old video tapes onto DVD lately, and ran across
a video I took of an SR-71 thundering over the OSH flight line at maybe
100 feet AGL.. It was taped sometime in the early 90s -- maybe 1993?


share share share share

please.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

"Jay Honeck" wrote

I've been transferring old video tapes onto DVD lately, and ran across
a video I took of an SR-71 thundering over the OSH flight line at maybe
100 feet AGL.. It was taped sometime in the early 90s -- maybe 1993?

I got shivers watching it. I had forgotten that I'd ever seen a
Blackbird in flight!

Well, what are you waiting for? Get that thing up on your web site!!!
--
Jim in NC

I've been transferring old video tapes onto DVD lately, and ran across
a video I took of an SR-71 thundering over the OSH flight line at maybe
100 feet AGL.. It was taped sometime in the early 90s -- maybe 1993?

I got shivers watching it. I had forgotten that I'd ever seen a
Blackbird in flight!

Well, what are you waiting for? Get that thing up on your web site!!!

I have been spending every spare minute (sadly, not very many of those
lately) transfering the tapes to DVD, with the intention of actually
organizing them when I'm done.

I started at Christmas, when I got the DVD recorder. I'm up to 1998.

You do the math. At this rate, you'll see that SR-71 video sometime in
2007...

:-(
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"