I was obsessed with the SR-71 when I was younger (hell, I still am). The speed, engineering, everything is just magic to me. A lot of the allure also had to do with the secrecy , almost making it mythical.
So, imagine my surprise when I took my kids to the nations capital back around 2014 and we went to the Smithsonian air and space museum. I hadn't done any research on what was inside, just seemed like a good day trip. I was amazed that they had an SR-71 just right there where you could walk up and touch it ( the secrecy thing again..). I was like a kid in a candy shop. And then I walked up on the Enola Gay, not a "similar" B52,....The Enola Gay. Being a WWII history buff, I just stood there and starred for longer than my wife could understand, even to this day. LOL
Damn, we were badasses before the nonsense took over.
So, imagine my surprise when I took my kids to the nations capital back around 2014 and we went to the Smithsonian air and space museum. I hadn't done any research on what was inside, just seemed like a good day trip. I was amazed that they had an SR-71 just right there where you could walk up and touch it ( the secrecy thing again..). I was like a kid in a candy shop. And then I walked up on the Enola Gay, not a "similar" B52,....The Enola Gay. Being a WWII history buff, I just stood there and starred for longer than my wife could understand, even to this day. LOL
Damn, we were badasses before the nonsense took over.