The fellow was named “Lyndon Baines Johnson”…. but then again SR-71 sounds better than RS-71. The Blackbird is definitely one cool airplane, so perhaps LBJ got it right.
> On May 30, 2016, at 3:46 AM, Paul Anderson <used...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The AR12 wasn't supposed to be called a SR71. Somebody messed that one up > too. > > On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Alan Perry <ape...@snowmoose.com> wrote: > >> On 5/27/16 7:17 PM, Jon Elson wrote: >> >>> >>> It hasn't >>> seen battle yet (and I hope it doesn't have to) but I'm a little >>> worried >>> about the fact that it's beaten (badly) in simulations and exercises >>> with >>> much older fighter aircraft with much more "primitive" tech, including >>> Russian aircraft, too. >>> >>> >>> Oh, just to add more, the F35 is not a "fighter" despite its >>> designation. It is an air superiority platform that is never supposed to >>> get into a dogfight. It is supposed to be in a network of planes, and >>> agressors will be shot down by missile from 50 miles away. The F22 is >>> supposed to be the dogfighter. >>> >>> >> And it wasn't supposed to even be the F-35. It was a misstatement at the >> announcement and should have been F-24. >> >> alan >> >> >>