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From: robertb@june.cs.washington.edu (Robert Bedichek)
Newsgroups: rec.aviation,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: SR71 to be retired October 1st, rumors regarding SR-71
Message-ID: <7593@june.cs.washington.edu>
Date: 14 Mar 89 21:24:18 GMT
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ron@nbife.NBI.COM (Ron Schweikert) writes:
>There were many other rumors.  Heard any good ones you'd like me to comment
>on?

Yes, check this one out: when the SR-71 has been flying fast its skin
glows red hot.  This one was told to me by someone (I can't remember
who) who insisted this was true.

Another, much more believable, is that the SR-71 does not have fuel
batters in the wings, like the B-1, and leaks when taxing.  Once the
wings are stressed by flight it stops leaking.  Have they fixed the
B-1 in this respect?

	Rob Bedichek  (robertb@cs.washington.edu)