Posted on 08/22/2013 1:59:39 PM PDT by virgil283
Best quote:
The Blackbird is a reminder of what we once were. We are now a mulatto in Mom Jeans on a nerd bicycle wearing a dork helmet.
My favorite fact about the SR is that it has to be refueled immediately after take-off since the seals leak gas like a sieve when it’s on the ground and the seals don’t close until they get heated up at altitude. At least that’s what I heard.
I’ve been around one the flightline back in the early 70’s, and the JP-7 just drips off the fuselage.
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