SR-71 Online News

17 August 2006: View From On High: Strategic Reconnaissance in the Cold War Update

The Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, MI has announced some changes to their upcoming SR-71 Symposium on October 6th and 7th, 2006. It is looking to be a great event and I look forward to seeing as many of you Blackbird fans there as possible.

• Event Details and Itinerary
• Speaker List and Bio Sketches
• Event Brochure (Warning: 4.8 MB)

16 July 2006: SR-71 Simulator Moves To The Frontiers of Flight Museum

Chris Woodul, curator of the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, TX wrote to tell us that the SR-71 Simulator and its supporting hardware and software have moved from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. The museum is receiving active support from Link (manufacturer of the simulator) and Col. Rich Graham. They also intend to make the simulator fully functional and an interactive display.

1 May 2006: Hosting Upgrades

Moved hosting to pair Networks for hopefully much better performance and reliability.

17 April 2006: Blackbird Event Announcement

View From On High: Strategic Reconnaissance in the Cold War
Friday October 6 and Saturday, October 7, 2006

Location: The Air Zoo - Portage, MI

Join the Air Zoo as we present the first installment in our symposium series. "View From On High" will take a look at Strategic Reconnaissance during the Cold War. Guest speakers include:

• General Patrick Halloran - SR-71 Pilot
• Colonel Richard Graham - SR-71 Pilot
• Mr. Robert Gilliland - Lockheed Test Pilot - SR-71
• Mr. Donald Miller - SR-71 Crew Chief
• Mr. John Amundson - U-2 Pilot

Dr. Dwayne Day - Author "Eye in the Sky: Story of the Corona Spy Satellites"

Schedule:
Friday, October 6th:
7:30 - 9:30 pm: Cocktail party/mixer

Saturday, October 7th:
9:00 - 5:00 pm: Symposium sessions include all listed speakers, and a book signing by Dr. Dwayne Day.

Cost:
Both days: $65.00*
Saturday only: $50.00*
*includes admission to the Air Zoo

For more information, please contact the Air Zoo at 269.382.6555.

Please note: speakers and schedule subject to change.

15 March 2006: XHTML 1.0 Strict Compliant

After months of hard work, this site is now fully compliant with the standards set forth by the W3C. The site is now ready to move to XHTML 1.1, and once MSIE gets its act together about XML, this site will start to be served up as application/xhtml+xml to all users.

20 February 2006: Blackbird Laurels Update

Doug Nelson of the AFFTC Museum writes: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the third biennial Blackbird Laurels banquet and induction ceremony, originally planned for later this year, has been cancelled. The staff and volunteers of the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum and the Blackbird Laurels committee will continue to work toward producing the next banquet in 2008."

For further information please contact:

Doug Nelson
AFFTC Museum Director
(661) 277-8080
doug.nelson@edwards.af.mil

5 February 2006: New National Museum of the United States Air Force Guide Available

Over 250 new photos of the National Museum of the United States Air Force are now available.

29 January 2006: Museums Sneak Preview

I am in the process of upgrading my museums section with improved and updated photos that have been taken within the last three years. A preview of this work is now available.