http://www.behindtheyoke.com/sr-71-obsession Dedicated to Aviation and Adventures of Getting a Private Pilots Certificate and Ratings Beyond Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:34:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.behindtheyoke.com/sr-71-obsession#comment-34 Perry Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:01:07 +0000 http://www.behindtheyoke.com/sr-71-obsession#comment-34 I saw an SR-71 up close at the March Air Museum, in Southern California a few years ago. It's a very cool plane! I didn't know that when on the ground, it leaks fuel like a sieve until it reaches high enough speeds for heat to seal up the fuel system. There are more details about March's Blackbird <a href="http://www.marchfield.org/sr71a.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I saw an SR-71 up close at the March Air Museum, in Southern California a few years ago. It’s a very cool plane! I didn’t know that when on the ground, it leaks fuel like a sieve until it reaches high enough speeds for heat to seal up the fuel system. There are more details about March’s Blackbird here.

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