SR-71
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:31 -0500, "Maxwell" wrote:
"Morgans" wrote in message
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I'm not saying he is right, or is wrong, but what he says does make sense.
How long did the SR-71 exist, before anyone knew about it?
Not very long. I remember reading an article about it in about 1970, and it
wasn't news then.
IIRC, the SR-71 was "outed" early as a peace keeping effort.
An article I read a while back indicated that "outing" the Blackbird was a
political move by Johnson; he was under increasing pressure about Vietnam, and
unveiled the RS-71 as a distraction.
Yes, *RS*-71. Johnson transposed the letters, and the Air Force had to call it
"SR" forever after....
(RS: Reconnaissance Strike)
Ron Wanttaja
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