tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post2606021220710072533..comments2023-09-24T03:55:04.046-07:00Comments on Another Day.....Another.....: So A Friend Showed Up at a Museum. Keadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-10838614039802539962014-04-15T06:35:47.348-07:002014-04-15T06:35:47.348-07:00Thanks for the flash back memory of Seymour Johnso...Thanks for the flash back memory of Seymour Johnson. I was there '81 through '85 and the map matches what I remember. Bob S.http://www.3boxesofbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-36727658431124387662014-04-14T23:56:34.119-07:002014-04-14T23:56:34.119-07:00The Valkyrie was one 'strange' airplane......The Valkyrie was one 'strange' airplane... :-) And good pic considering... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-85902382619447987092014-04-14T20:26:11.526-07:002014-04-14T20:26:11.526-07:00Yes it was a dog. Looked great though! Thanks to t...Yes it was a dog. Looked great though! Thanks to the test pilots that figured that out. <br />Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-17287246999526426182014-04-14T20:17:25.059-07:002014-04-14T20:17:25.059-07:00The X-3 was pretty, but a dog of an airplane.
Lik...The X-3 was pretty, but a <i>dog</i> of an airplane.<br /><br />Like a lot of others of it's time, it was designed to use an engine that never made it into even limited production.<br /><br />But it did teach some important lessons about "roll inertia coupling", which almost resulted in the loss of the aircraft.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-43974406049632901982014-04-14T19:40:30.575-07:002014-04-14T19:40:30.575-07:00Ha! The "handsome dude" is a mythical co...Ha! The "handsome dude" is a mythical construct but he knows what the rudder pedals do and smart enough to defer to the more than capable senior person in the left seat =) <br /><br />I did not know they got it inside. That is fantastic! I need to go back. That was oh, 30+ years ago. <br /><br />That is a great hunk of history there. They tried to do so many things at the same time. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-48659231808764870782014-04-14T19:27:31.613-07:002014-04-14T19:27:31.613-07:00Nice shot of the XB-70. Thank God they've now ...Nice shot of the XB-70. Thank God they've now got it indoors and out of the weather. And tell the story about "handsome dude".Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.com