Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh boy! Time for a trip to the library! Thanks for the reference! Adam On 6/12/05, Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com> wrote: > > On 13/06/2005, at 11:33 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > > > I'd recommend an excellent book: "Sled Driver Flying the World's > > Fastest Jet" by Brian Shul. ISBN 0-929823-09-7. > > > > Another book I'd recommend is "Skunk Works" by Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos > ISBN 0-7515-1503. It has a _lot_ on the SR-71 (Chapts 9-12). One of > the more amusing facts is that most of the Titanium used to make the > thing was sourced, via back CIA channels, from the then Soviet Union! > > The Ruskies dug it up and, after a bit of processing, the Yanks flew it > back... :?) > > > > Regards, > > Andrew Nemeth > <http://leica.nemeng.com> > [ Leica FAQ ] > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >