1 posted on
04/20/2009 1:03:54 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Great plane.
Served the USAF Thunderbirds very well for YEARS.
2 posted on
04/20/2009 1:05:08 PM PDT by
WayneS
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To: BenLurkin
5 posted on
04/20/2009 1:11:22 PM PDT by
ironwill
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To: BenLurkin
6 posted on
04/20/2009 1:12:00 PM PDT by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: BenLurkin
How cool was it for Major Nelson - he gets to fly one of those around then go home to Jeanie.
8 posted on
04/20/2009 1:14:55 PM PDT by
ko_kyi
To: BenLurkin
They are awesome little birds.
11 posted on
04/20/2009 1:17:16 PM PDT by
Centurion2000
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To: BenLurkin
I prefer the T 39, it was a lot more comfortable to ride in for me back during the Cuban Crisis.
12 posted on
04/20/2009 1:19:48 PM PDT by
Bringbackthedraft
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To: BenLurkin
...a "soda-bottle" shaped fuselage ...Most "soda bottles" are not pinched in the middle like a T-38.
If they use the classic term do they have to pay royalties?
13 posted on
04/20/2009 1:21:31 PM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: BenLurkin
I wonder if the engines have remained the same. They really didn't deliver much thrust, as I recall 6000 lbs (AB) per? And they certainly have to be replaced or reconditioned over that time. But they certainly did match well for the performance.
Also recall the term as "coke bottle fuselage" (not soda), meaning cross sectional area remains constant lengthwise.
Thanks for memories.
21 posted on
04/20/2009 2:39:45 PM PDT by
jnsun
(The LEFT: The need to manipulate others because of nothing productive to offer)
To: BenLurkin
haven’t there been many variants? Didn’t Mexico have their own version?
22 posted on
04/20/2009 2:48:15 PM PDT by
GeronL
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