FYI, I knew that’d draw Rich out of his shell.
Josh Gardner wrote:
> remember hearing about such a concept, and I think (maybe) that is was
> being called “XB-70” at the time.
Yep.
> An interesting fact that I learned about the MiG-25… Alcohol based
> hydraulic systems… which is what contributes to the drunken nature of
> many (at the time) Soviet ground crews up in the northern air bases.
Just in case anyone’s wondering, my hydraulics are alcohol-based as well.
-Ian.