Re: [Chrysler300] Area 51

John:

I thought it was Lockheed skunk works.

Dan Reitz

In a message dated 1/18/2016 2:14:51 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Love your style Tony!

I have the engineering development book about that plane ,arcangel, (sp?) etc . It was , er, a little fussy ---in going off even 1 degree , off level flight at speed ! Smile

–maybe ---You probably can drive my car!

Go McDonnel-Douglas skunkworks! 100 guys, the best ----- I used their motto in my engineering (x ray co) : Lighten it; simplicate it; lighten it again!

Guys, think 2200 mph and tipping the nose up or down. Not a pretty thought!

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 'Tony Bevacqua' tonysru2@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 4:35 PM
To: kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx; 'EMills_ATC'
Cc: 'DAN300F@xxxxxxx'; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Area 51

And that was pure BS!!

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Boonstra kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 1:20 PM
To: EMills_ATC
Cc: DAN300F@xxxxxxx; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Area 51

Right. That was claimed by one pilot to have been closer to 2700 mph in the interest of shaking a missile off his tail, and was not official.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 4:14 PM, EMills_ATC <millserat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Speed Record may NOT be top speed

Edward Mills Antique Tractors 1930-1960 Antique Cars 1960-1985

On 1/18/2016 3:02 PM, Keith Boonstra kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] wrote:

Scooped by Wikipedia! The official SR-71 record was set in 1976 at 2193 mph, or 36.55 miles a minute, or 1.64 seconds per mile.

So - the SR-71 was a tad quicker than a 300 SRT.

Keith Boonstra

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On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 3:36 PM, dan300f@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi all:

I have had the pleasure of knowing 2 "space" travelers in my lifetime. First, Joe Walker, who was an X-15 test pilot who unfortunately died when his chase plane collided with the XB-70 Valkyrie delta wing bomber over the Antelope Valley in 1967.

Secondly, I first met Tony Bevacqua at a 300 Meet in Phoenix many years ago. We shared a room for the Meet and I cannot think of a better experience I had than chatting with him about his exploits in U-2's and SR-71's. Hopefully, for their enjoyment, Tony will someday give the Meet attendees an overview of his exciting career. He never would tell me what the top speed is of the SR-71!!

GO TONY!!! Thanks for being a good friend.

Dan Reitz

Bell Canyon, CA