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To: Joiseydude

That’s the first time I’ve seen an SR-71 on an aircraft carrier, LOL!


3 posted on 10/02/2008 9:42:36 AM PDT by Liberty1970 (Mainstream media is not mainstream. Call it what it is: Hate Media.)
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To: Liberty1970

That’s the single seater A-12 Blackbird, the immediate predecessor to the SR-71.
It was initially developed as an interceptor, but the Air Force didn’t want it at the time.
I got to walk under the wing, which is surprisingly low by the way.
And, I ran my hand on the aircraft skin.
You could push a screwdriver through it, it is that thin.
But being titanium, it’s quite strong.

And then they cordoned off the aircraft afterwards.
Went there for my 17th birthday, got to walk through the Regulus missile sub there, the U.S.S. Growler.


8 posted on 10/02/2008 9:50:04 AM PDT by Darksheare ("IT stunes the beeber and changes it's tagline or it gets the Zot again.")
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