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To: Blueflag

You’re a lucky man! I’ve only heard the sound of a B-36 on film. I’d give anything to see one fly again. Pipe dream for sure. Those machines were so complex and had so many moving parts that there was always something different breaking down. I guess the magnesium components would have long since degraded on any of the nicer static examples too. I’m guessing that would be a multi-hundred million $$$$ project these days. Oh well, there’s always imagination.


12 posted on 11/07/2016 7:19:45 AM PST by PeteePie (Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: PeteePie
Saw a B-36 unload its bomb bay at a firepower demo at Eglin AFB during my ROTC summer training in 1952. Very impressive.
20 posted on 11/07/2016 9:26:38 AM PST by JoeFromSidney (,)
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To: PeteePie

When I was about four years old, we lived abeam the runway at Carswell AFB, base housing, in a house that backed-up to the actual airfield area, when they had B-36s stationed there.

When they took-off, the ground shook.


30 posted on 11/07/2016 2:49:13 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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