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Planes you don't normally see at airports

Re: Planes you don't normally see at airports

I won't get too far for fear of getting political but I've seen both parties use it for gain. I will say it is a majestic sight to see it land and take off. It'll take off quicker than any plane I've seen except a small jet or fighter plane. One time I saw it only use less than one half of the runway to take off. That plane has a lot of power. It's not a normal 747.
 
"If the President travels in his second term at the same pace he did throughout his first, he will have spent 190 days abroad during his time in the Oval Office. That would put him behind only George W. Bush and Bill Clinton as the most-traveled two-term Presidents.

It is not unreasonable to expect that Obama’s time abroad will increase in his second term: Bush, Clinton, Reagan, and Eisenhower all traveled significantly more in their second terms than they did in their first four years. Clinton, the most-traveled President in history, nearly doubled his time outside the U.S., spending 80 days beyond the border in his first term and 153 in his second."

http://www.ntu.org/ntuf/ntuf-ib-166-up-in-the-air.html
 
The pres. flew into KC for some BarBQ and they were out of slaw! "What's a guy gotta do for some slaw?"
 
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My best friend's parent's ranch is aligned with the runway on the south side of Beale. We grew up watching the SR every day, along with KC-135's and B-52 scrambles.

My other bestest friend's dad was the project and mission coordinator for the SR-71, Lt. Co. R.C. "Red" Winters. When we were kids the Pilots and R.O's would come over for dinner at Red's place and us dorky kids would not leave them alone. I have all sorts of coins and nick-nacks that have been at 85,000 El, and Mach 3.2+.

Before Red died from leukemia back when I was in my 20's, he had a great time telling us, in the hospital, what that plane would do, and where it's been.

It was one of his gifts to me and Bill as he knew what it meant to us.

Damn shame its gone.

Brent
 
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Too bad that aircraft never went into production and use! It was probably the 2nd most radical aircraft ever designed after the SR 71. Obviously, the terrible accident that destroyed one of the planes as well as a change playing was a terrible event but I never did understand why that event alone kept the development of the aircraft from proceeding.
 
Msradell said:
Too bad that aircraft never went into production and use! It was probably the 2nd most radical aircraft ever designed after the SR 71. Obviously, the terrible accident that destroyed one of the planes as well as a change playing was a terrible event but I never did understand why that event alone kept the development of the aircraft from proceeding.
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It's brother

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Msradell said:
Too bad that aircraft never went into production and use! It was probably the 2nd most radical aircraft ever designed after the SR 71. Obviously, the terrible accident that destroyed one of the planes as well as a change playing was a terrible event but I never did understand why that event alone kept the development of the aircraft from proceeding.
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In a word, "missiles".

At it's inception the only thing capable of interception and contact where manned interceptors. That changed as SAM technology came of age, and that's why the doctrine changed to low-level penetration at sub to trans-sonic speeds.

Along with that ballistic missile technology allowed a shorter strike time and a far more favorable chance of warhead delivery. Those factors put the nails in the coffin of the Valkrie.

Brent.
 
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