"Jeanne" wrote in message
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Hey Keith,

Thanks for the feedback. As often as I naively tried to convince
Intrepid that downstairs on the hanger deck might be a better place
for the A-12, the word was that "she was better viewed from the flight
deck" They basically use her as a draw. If you've been out to
Intrepid,

I have

you know how she looks from the street level. They will
NEVER move her inside. Besides they need the area downstairs for their
banquets and events. Her wings were already cut so it isn't an issue
of moving her. believe me.


Yes but she's 102 ft long, the Intrepids elevators as installed
were 60ft by 34 ft , Unless you cut ger in half she aint gonna fit

Let's face it, the A-12 does not belong on the flight deck of ANY
ship. They never served the Navy, never flew off a flight deck and
have no historical value there.

However Intrepid is not just a naval museum but an aerospace one.


This particular A-12 was "bought" by
Zak Fisher, the Late CEO/founder of the Intrepid. The A-12 on Intrepid
is just that---a meal ticket, a draw, and they consider her as nothing
more. Just like you, I was out there when they first put her on the
deck. It was what drove me to help her. If you read any of the text at
my website, there's the explanation. Only the SR-71/A-12 Blackbird
people/affeciandos can save her now by making a fuss over her
treatment.


The alternative to that aircraft going to Intrepid was more likely
the scrapyard, thats where most went after all.

I sympathise with your concerns but frankly Intrepid loses
money as it is, the only admission charges dont cover maintenance
costs and without the money from those banquets the museum
would go bust.

I watched the scrap dealers cutting up aircraft at a failed museum
here in the UK once , trust me you dont want to see that happen.

Keith