Donn A. Byrnes

This book covers the acquisition of the A-12/SR-71. It deals a lot with the people and the problems they solved to make this Mach 3 airplane successful. Most of the people in the book predate my experience in SAC and my time in the USAF. However, serving at Wright Patterson AFB, I kinda understand the processes described. It is a very technical read, from the engineering, science and buying process. Honestly, I skimmed over some of the parts that weren't so interesting. The author describes the R&D as well as the engineering of the bird. At the end is a several page list of all the persons involved.… (mer)