And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I have a book on my Kindle called The Smell Of Kerosine. It details the exploits of test pilots who flew the U-2, SR-71, the Valkyrie and other aircraft.
Ooooh...XB-70 Valkyrie. Business end view is gorgeous, and the only big ass I've ever liked seeing.
ReplyDeleteA Mother-Beautiful aircraft.
ReplyDeleteOne of the prettiest ever.
Looking at that picture, I just realized. How the heck did they get into it?
ReplyDeleteHe's an Air Force pilot. Anointed by the gods of flight. He just jumps down from that hatch. Using a ladder is for mere humans.
DeleteUsing a ladder is for mere humans.
DeleteNaval Aviators (but not Naval Aircrewmen) for instance.
Been a long time since I saw an orange flight suit.
ReplyDeleteNaw,any aerospace vehicle with more than one seat is a bus.
ReplyDeleteI have a book on my Kindle called The Smell Of Kerosine. It details the
ReplyDeleteexploits of test pilots who flew the U-2, SR-71, the Valkyrie and other
aircraft.
"He's an Air Force pilot. "
ReplyDeleteNope. He's a NASA pilot. I've spent enough time at Edwards to know the difference. (Check the hat.)
They have one of those planes on display at the The Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH.
ReplyDeleteIt is big!
Don Mallick
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