Posted on 12/06/2005 10:38:10 AM PST by Dog Gone
A process is a good way to describe it. Many things have to occur in the proper sequence and at the right time to make for a successful ejection. I think, at that time, there was a limitation on how many ejections a crewmember could experience before being medically grounded from flying ejection seat aircraft. I THINK it was 3 rides.
What in the he** are you talking about dogbreath? I know there are a few anal types here at FR ... today must be my lucky day.
The western wall of the Gulf Stream is approximately 20 miles off the coast of St. Augustine, FL ... at that latitude the water temperature would be in the low 70's.
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That's a question you should be asking yourself, sugar.
Lie #1: Number of crashes of Harriers is only exceeded by the Osprey.
The Class A Mishap Rate for the Osprey is nowhere near that of the Harrier. Had you written that the number of Harrier crashes is only exceeded by the number of Sea Knight crashes then you would have been telling the truth.
Lie #2: Both aircraft are Marine Corps mainstays ...
The Osprey isn't in the FMF yet. VMMT-204 doesn't even have it's complement of aircraft. A FMF Osprey squadron hasn't even been stood up. Thus, it can't possibly be a "mainstay" despite your ignorant remark to the contrary.
Nice try, putz. Act like an a$$ if you choose but don't bitch and moan when you get caught lying.
The crash rate for the Harrier is almost as bad as the F-102's. IIRC, It's about 4X an F15's. The President certainly risked his life every time he went up - liberal bedwetter comments notwithstanding.
Re: Lie #1 In terms of number of aircraft and time in service the Osprey (percentage wise) exceeds the Harrier in crashes. Just from recollection ... an Osprey going down near Tucson, AZ a few years back killing 29 Marines. Another Osprey going down near Camp Lejeune, killing three crew members, another going down at Quantico during demonstration maneuvers, killing two. That's just from memory ... there were several more.
RE: Lie #2 Perhaps, instead of using the word mainstay, the word indigenous to MC aviation would have been more appropriate.
But then again when I wrote the original response I should have kept in mind the anal mindset of a very few here at FR. You being one of them, Semper Fi ... SUGAR.
My husband is a Marine. Fortunately, the Harrier didn't make me a widow as it did many of the wives. We have friends who fly the Harrier in the RAF, and the Italian Navy, as well. Everyone we know who's flown the Harrier has loved every minute they've spent flying them.
Thanks for that information.
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