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December 16th 03, 05:46 PM
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"Chad Irby" wrote in message om... For another example, look at the world-famous RS-71. Oops, Lyndon Johnson called it the "SR-71." Change the name... Of course, RS-71 wouldn't have fit any better into the designation system. 
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December 16th 03, 07:32 PM
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Chad Irby" wrote in message om... For another example, look at the world-famous RS-71. Oops, Lyndon Johnson called it the "SR-71." Change the name... It wasn't LBJ's fault - see http://www.designation-systems.net/u...html#_MDS_SR71 Of course, RS-71 wouldn't have fit any better into the designation system. Technically, it would. The "RS" prefix was explicitly allowed as a "special" designation in the regulation of 1962. Andreas
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December 17th 03, 05:08 AM
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In article , Andreas Parsch
wrote: Steven P. McNicoll wrote: "Chad Irby" wrote in message om... For another example, look at the world-famous RS-71. Oops, Lyndon Johnson called it the "SR-71." Change the name... It wasn't LBJ's fault - see http://www.designation-systems.net/u...html#_MDS_SR71 Of course, RS-71 wouldn't have fit any better into the designation system. Technically, it would. The "RS" prefix was explicitly allowed as a "special" designation in the regulation of 1962. And it was to have been preceded by the RS-70, a version of the B-70 that didn't get bought/built.
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January 23rd 04, 11:43 PM
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"Andreas Parsch" wrote in message ... Technically, it would. The "RS" prefix was explicitly allowed as a "special" designation in the regulation of 1962. Well, that's the point. If it had fit the designation system a "special" designation wouldn't have been needed.
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#5
December 17th 03, 09:42 AM
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
Of course, RS-71 wouldn't have fit any better into the designation system. Why not, at least R stands for recce stuff. Qman
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January 23rd 04, 11:41 PM
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"Qman" wrote in message ... Why not, at least R stands for recce stuff. Yes, but S stands for antisubmarine, and the -71 is out of the bomber series.
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#7
January 24th 04, 02:42 AM
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In article .net,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "Qman" wrote in message ... Why not, at least R stands for recce stuff. Yes, but S stands for antisubmarine, and the -71 is out of the bomber series. In sequence immediately following the RS-70, the (unsuccessful) last gasp effort to keep the B-70 program alive.
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#8
January 25th 04, 04:58 PM
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:41:46 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Qman" wrote in message ... Why not, at least R stands for recce stuff. Yes, but S stands for antisubmarine, and the -71 is out of the bomber series. No, the "S" stands for "strategic". Al Minyard
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January 25th 04, 05:33 PM
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"Alan Minyard" wrote in message ... No, the "S" stands for "strategic". No, "S" in the Tri-Service designation system stands for antisubmarine. The "SR" in SR-71 stands for Strategic Reconnaissance as a special case.
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#10
January 26th 04, 11:24 PM
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:33:16 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Alan Minyard" wrote in message .. . No, the "S" stands for "strategic". No, "S" in the Tri-Service designation system stands for antisubmarine. The "SR" in SR-71 stands for Strategic Reconnaissance as a special case. I thought we were addressing the SR-71. Note that the primary ASW a/c in the US inventory is the P-3 Orion, no "S" there! Al Minyard
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