Hit me with some weird trivia. I know you guys know about so many and varied things.
My brain wants new stuff.
Share something random.
The only SR-71C Blackbird made is on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum in Utah.
It was given the nickname "The Bastard" because it was built out of the rear section of a YF-12 and an SR71 engineering mockup. Being made from 2 planes it was assembled slightly crooked and flew as such.
I thought all the Blackbirds were hinky in the air. iirc, one of the pilots spoke of dealing with fuel leaks at speed and altitude.
@northernbassist @Pgfrisby see these are the reasons (among so many other more realistic reasons) why I never became a pilot.
I never want to be involved with high altitude and hinky anything. It’s not the fall that gets you…