From 1985 to 1991 I worked for General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas. Half of that time was on F-16 related projects, and the last half was working on the A-12 Avenger II, a highly ambitious project to build what could be called an aircraft carrier based stealth bomber. Technical difficulties led to cost overruns, which led to the project’s cancellation. The program was classified, so I was never able to really talk about it while I worked on it. Even now, I’m not sure what I would be free to say about it.

Yesterday, a high school student was asking me about places I had worked, and I thought that he would probably be interested in the A-12 story, so this morning, I found the following website which is a tribute to the A-12. It’s full of all kinds of cool pictures, so if you’re into that kind of stuff, check it out.