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From: swansonc@stolaf.edu (Chris Swanson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: SR-71 was RS-71
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Date: 15 Jun 91 01:34:11 GMT
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From: swansonc@stolaf.edu (Chris Swanson)


As an interesting note, the SR-71 started out it's life as a
long-range, strategic interceptor (designator YF-?) that was to carry
nuclear warhead AAM's that would engage an incomming Soviet bomber
flight over international water, long before it got feet dry over the
US.  The plane had a slightly different configuration, with some IR
detectors at the forward wing-fuselage junction.

I was never aware of the Strike capability, anybody else have any info
on this?

--
Chris Swanson, Chem/CS/Pre-med Undergrad, St. Olaf College, Northfield,MN 55057
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