There is an SR-71 at the Udvar Havy/Smithsonian museum in Virginia.
I almost got to touch it.
It was a big day. I almost had heart palpitations I was so excited.
I DID caress a Concorde that day, for a brief moment.
Upon reading this thread I note a recurring, near-universal theme:
Men want to touch the SR-71.
About 10% of all posts on this thread reference touching it or wanting to, my above post included.
Is it the idea of touching greatness?
Went to the Smithsonian once with my parents back in the day. I was real young. They got into a fight and mom took me home... I remember crying thinking to myself...why make me leave?