Blackbird blue
Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:38 am
Below is a link to pictures of the A-12 undergoing repair. Note the dark
blue color of the new replacement strake compared to the rest of the
aircraft.
http://community.webshots.com/album/559961375sRVhLp
blue color of the new replacement strake compared to the rest of the
aircraft.
http://community.webshots.com/album/559961375sRVhLp
Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:52 am
this is weird. My realtor was a crewchief on theblackbird. His recollection was that it came straight from the factory black...
Blackbird blue
Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:03 am
I wouldn't say he was wrong. I also saw some smaller
individual replacement pieces that were black. I helped
unpack them myself. However, absolutely without doubt,
when we opened the crate containing the strake it was
blue.
individual replacement pieces that were black. I helped
unpack them myself. However, absolutely without doubt,
when we opened the crate containing the strake it was
blue.
Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:56 am
ahhhhhh! there we go!
Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:20 pm
Owen Miller wrote:Below is a link to pictures of the A-12 undergoing repair. Note the dark
blue color of the new replacement strake compared to the rest of the
aircraft.
http://community.webshots.com/album/559961375sRVhLp
Don't mean to hijack the thread, but what's the sub in the background of pic 1?
Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:36 pm
That is the USS Drum SS 228 , maybe the safest place to hide in a hurricane ! 
Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:02 pm
RickH wrote:uot;]That is the USS Drum SS 228 , maybe the safest place to hide in a hurricane !
Thanks... love submarines too. Not as much as airplanes, but...
Back to Blackbirds... In case anyone's up for a fun read, check out (Link Gone)
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BB-60
Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:14 pm
Actually, the battleship is the safest place to hide during a storm.
Believe me, I know.........
Believe me, I know.........