by GlassWolf » Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:39 pm
joeyc wrote:Thats awesome glass!!! I was infatuated with the blackbird when I discovered a picture of one when i was like 9 or something. Built all kinds of sr-71 models and stuff. Anyway, I am sure that y'all really wanted to know that
When I was in Korea, I got to tour the flight center where they housed a couple of them, and got to see the pilots suit up, got to walk around the plane in the hangar, then got to see it take off..
watching those afterburners kick in is amazing.. it was a sight to remember, even though I was young.. maybe 9 myself at the time.
One of the perks of having a father who was an AF colenol.
[quote="joeyc"]Thats awesome glass!!! I was infatuated with the blackbird when I discovered a picture of one when i was like 9 or something. Built all kinds of sr-71 models and stuff. Anyway, I am sure that y'all really wanted to know that :p [/quote]
When I was in Korea, I got to tour the flight center where they housed a couple of them, and got to see the pilots suit up, got to walk around the plane in the hangar, then got to see it take off..
watching those afterburners kick in is amazing.. it was a sight to remember, even though I was young.. maybe 9 myself at the time.
One of the perks of having a father who was an AF colenol.