Once I discovered that the SR-71 Ground Speed Check is most likely not true, it doesn't hold the same weight for me anymore.

Way too many unlikely variables all lining up, and no other accounts of the story from all of the people (pilots, air traffic controller, etc) supposedly on the frequency.

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actionfromafar 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Don't tell me the "dreaded 7-engine approach" also isn't true!

	▲	rationalist 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Who knows, but there isn't a whole story with details behind it to make someone think is. A short anonymous joke that may or may not be true is better than a long story that is almost certainly made-up by someone in authority.