... an Airplane well-worth "SAVING" !!
One of my two highest achievements during my 20-year Air Force Career, was "saving" the B-52 from extinction. It faced a critical scientific Test, that National Guru's opposed, so they MUTINIED! With the help of two 2nd Lieutenants, I spent a hot Summer, 36 years ago, breaking that Mutiny, and, successfully testing the Aircraft! It "shook-up" the Pentagon, as I recall.
Fareed Zacharia showed the film footage, this morning, of the B-52 launch, in 2013, the X-51; our latest effort in a decades-long research and testing quest for Hypersonic Flight; that can drastically shorten, safely, commercial point-to-point transportation on Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-51
Research on the B-52, began in 1947. Its maiden flight was in 1952. It was a stalwart in our Defenses during the Cold War. Its pilots span generations. It's loving Crew Support nicknamed it "The BUF"..If you can find one of them, ask them for a translation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress
Stay Vigilant! Nation's best days were those when our Government INVESTED in infrastructure for a better future for us all. Thankfully, the Political Sludge, so popular today, has not managed -- YET -- to kill that??
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