I also enjoyed the chat about this wet-wing airplane.
Why didn't someone say that it was a spy plane ?
A mechanic at Northwest Airlines who began his career
in the USAF told me that upon landing, the plane was
usually hangered immediately - not only to contain
the leaking fuel, but to keep curious eyes away from
examining it. He added that the plane flew at 80,000
feet, had two rather large (for its size) engines,
and had a flattened fuselage shape (view from front).
It was painted a flat black color. He thinks that one
is now on display at the Air Natl Guard museum at the
MSP Airport. Unfortunately, the museum has been closed
since the Sept. 11 attacks. No foreseeable date to
reopen.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 12:04:44 EDT