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To: Paleo Conservative

It's like the B52. It's never gonna die. What a testament to the engineers of the 1960s.


4 posted on 05/25/2006 9:13:35 PM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: July 4th

Joe Sutter: father of the 747:

http://www.connectedtraveler.com/sutter.html


6 posted on 05/25/2006 9:18:05 PM PDT by phantomworker (And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds...)
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To: July 4th

They're going to sell a good number of them..


8 posted on 05/25/2006 9:24:08 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: July 4th

To think that there was no CAD/CAM back then. They basically designed it with sliderules.


11 posted on 05/25/2006 9:34:20 PM PDT by appeal2
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To: July 4th

The military has the B-52 on it's books ( correct me if I am wrong ) up until 2040.


16 posted on 05/25/2006 9:57:21 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: July 4th
"It's like the B52. It's never gonna die. What a testament to the engineers of the 1960s."

Thanks! ;^)

I'll take that as a compliment!

(Mechanical Systems Staff, Landing Gear Mechanism and Control Systems, 747 project.)

17 posted on 05/25/2006 10:03:10 PM PDT by nightdriver
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