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To: V_TWIN

EA-6B Prowler...........My company designed and built some of the ‘electronics’ used on that A/C...................


15 posted on 01/12/2024 8:33:02 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Somebody at Pratt Whitney was a genius.

The J52 turbojet engine that powered the A-6/EA-6B started life as the AGM-28 Hound Dog cruise missle.

A one flight rocket motor converted to jet engine platform that lasted 50 years.

Now THAT’S American ingenuity!

BRILLIANT!


17 posted on 01/12/2024 8:45:18 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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