I missed by a day seeing this bird land from ferry flight to WP, in spring 1970. The buzz that summer was it would fly once more, during the air show (where I got to see Harold Krier for the first and last time). But during the show, no SR71 appeared. The 'freindlies' wouldn't let it fly. And yes, today its in pretty 'un-airworthly' condition. North American engineers led by Kelly Johnson had their last hurrah with this bird.
Accroding to another recent article... if the ship is nose down and fast, you can't move the trim wheel manually; you have to do a 'roller coaster' maneuver, and roll the wheel in increments after the horizontal is 'unloaded'.
Songbird of Hanoi Hilton? Get our facts straight? Sure let's do that!! If you really are interested in 'the facts', read this: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-sen-john-mccain-a-hanoi-hilton-songbird/
Songbird of Hanoi Hilton? Get our facts straight? Sure let's do that!! If you really are interested in 'the facts', read this: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-sen-john-mccain-a-hanoi-hilton-songbird/
Amen. How about toking responsibly, isn't that the same as drinking responsibly. I'd rather no one do either on my airplane, thank you very much. further, one person's idea of "responsibly" can be worlds apart from the next persons!