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To: Tennessee_Bob



I prefer the good ole days of flight - the days of Stick and Rudder flying.

Most of these Jet Jocks would be lost without a glass cockpit.



23 posted on 06/13/2005 9:02:20 AM PDT by Dashing Dasher (To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of FReepers...)
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To: Dashing Dasher

Try the one I used to work on - The Electric Jet, The Lawn Dart, The Falcon - the F-16A-D. All electric, all the time, unless the generator goes offline and the EPU fails to fire. In that case, it's just several tons of deadweight strapped to the pilot's a$$ - a good launch platform for the ACES II.


29 posted on 06/13/2005 9:10:38 AM PDT by Tennessee_Bob (The Crew Chief's Toolbox: A roll around cabinet full of specialists.)
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To: Dashing Dasher
Yes, I well remember those days with Orville and Wilbur.

My first combat against the dreaded Red Barron.

Shooting down the first kamikaze.

Yes, those were the days.

Off we go into the wild blue yonder

Off we go............
95 posted on 06/13/2005 10:19:28 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (LL THE)
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