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Thread #142723   Message #3292401
Posted By: Skivee
18-Jan-12 - 05:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: What's an American snark?
Subject: RE: BS: What's an American snark?
Bee-dubya-ell, when the The Northrop SM-62 Snark cruise missile was being developed, they were flown off launchers at Cape Canaveral, cruised around the Atlantic Missile Test Range off Florida, then landed on a runway back at the cape.
There were many crashes from problems with control and reliability. One news report wryly noted the "snark infested water off the launch site.