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To: Noumenon

“Pilot seat upholstered in mismatched plaid.”

To give a serious answer to your quip, it’s a Martin-Baker 0/0 seat. Very nice, actually. I think they are made by the same people who make seats in a Rolls Royce.

This is an interesting bird. Pretty stealthy, due to size, overall “flat” shape, and a really clever mix of the cheaper composites.

The engine is nice, as well, with a good mix of high and low altitude power.

The avionics are unmatched, but then I am biased. ;-)


7 posted on 04/18/2016 7:11:51 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Jewbacca

All joking aside, that does seem to be a capable aircraft. The mismatched plaid quip comes from my having to share elevator rides at Bechtel with Indian engineers dressed jsut that way (annd with copious BO). That was decades ago, btw.


11 posted on 04/18/2016 7:33:11 AM PDT by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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