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From: jabusch@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Jabusch)
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Subject: Re: New USAF Spy plane?
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Date: 4 Jun 90 19:32:02 GMT
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From: jabusch@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Jabusch)

In article <1990May29.145207.21418@cbnews.att.com> tmarshall01@cc.cut.oz.au writes:
>
>From: tmarshall01@cc.cut.oz.au
>I was wondering if someone could tell me what SR stands for
>(as in SR-71. )
>Scott Marshall.

           SR-71
           ^^ ^
           || |_ Serialized model number
           ||
           ||___ Aircraft type designation  (Recon)
           |
           |____ Modifier to basic type  (Surveillance)

I have, somewhere, a reference for the system which this comes from.
I'll have to look it up, and perhaps post it, if there is sufficient
interest.

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