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Most of you have seen the aviation jokes on the web, one of which says: "never fly the A model of anything".  Before I checked out in the SR-71 I flew the original U-2 (A model) for 9 years.  We had a coffin corner in that plane that was awesome and a real barrier to relaxed flight.  At altitude we had less than 10 knots difference between stall and Mach tuck.  With a flight duration of anything from 8 to 10 hours, it held your attention. The current U-2 models have a larger envelope, but not by much, and their flight duration can be longer.  Pat Halloran

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