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blackbird.... probably didnt want to add sea corrosion to the list of problems. not many ships exlusively us millitary manned big enough to carry it covered(inside)
jedi no need to be stealthy for the flight back to depot. but its shape is inherently stealthy, the article said they had a support plane to monitor and to show up better on ATC radars
Dave true but the cost to get it airworthy to go back to depot was nearly twice that of operational repairs and upgrades
macelena.... i recall on of the arguements against the plane as a whole being that it was worth 4 times its weight in gold. so no, not one to scrap if you can help it...
nesher....... id rather not.