[Gambit89]

I'll just leave this link here...

http://gizmodo.com/5511236/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr+71-bl...

[evgen]

A better excerpt of the "king of speed" story from Sled Driver stuffed into the middle of that article is here:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.aviation.stories/browse_t...