the invisible sr-71 came to a standstill in a very visible public civilian airport , alongside a marine corp mcdonnell douglas tav-8b two seat harrier , and the rso , who had somehow managed to climb out of his space suit , and into his day job flight suit vacated the aircraft and was up the ladder and into the front seat of the jump jet in a flash , clutching the box as if his own life depended on it ( and according to his commanding officer it did ) .