*** Answering a msg posted in area ECHO_PM0 (GEcho PM for Jay Hanig).
20 Feb 98 10:05, Bill Wunsch wrote to Jay Hanig:
 JH>> Why in the hell did they ever retire the SR-71 in favor of the much
 JH>> older U-2? It just doesn't make any sense.
 BW> Operating costs?
If we can afford to make 2 billion dollar holes out in the dessert, we can
afford a little Jet-A for the most advanced reconnaissance aircraft in the
world.  There's still nothing out there that can catch it.
Jay
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