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Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter Successfully Tests Swing Tail
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| Oct. 23, 2006
| Staff
Posted on 10/24/2006 9:42:44 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: COEXERJ145; microgood; liberallarry; cmsgop; shaggy eel; RayChuang88; Larry Lucido; namsman; ...
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To: Paleo Conservative
Very cool. The ring of locks on that is pretty impressive.
To: Paleo Conservative
Hubba Hubba!
(Groans at Airbust ...)
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:46:01 AM PDT
by
Babu
To: Paleo Conservative
An absolutely amazing aircraft! My hat's off to those Boeing engineers.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:46:34 AM PDT
by
Semper Vigilantis
(PC joke of the year: Three non denominational men walk into a fermented beverage distribution unit,)
To: Paleo Conservative
Saw this bad boy take off the other day.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:46:53 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:48:42 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
To: Psycho_Bunny
Damn straight! Don't want that sucker coming open while in flight.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:50:03 AM PDT
by
Fatuncle
(Of course I'm ignorant. I'm here to learn.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Should make for some pretty quick left turns at Albuquerque.
To: Paleo Conservative
But will it hold up to a langing like
this? :-)
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:00:26 AM PDT
by
stm
(Katherine Harris for US Senate!)
To: Paleo Conservative
The Froggies at Airbust are very sad. Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:07:44 AM PDT
by
wjcsux
(The Republicans are disappointing, the DemosRATs are dangerous- Dr. Sowell)
To: Paleo Conservative
How do you air drop from that thing???
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:09:11 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Age and experience -- It makes no sense to get one without the other. - Sundog)
To: Paleo Conservative
These tests are the first time the LCF swing tail has opened. I have a hard time believing that line. This might have been the first time it has opened after a flight, but it can't be the very first time it opened.
Writers these days!
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:11:43 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: null and void
How do you air drop from that thing??? Once?
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:12:11 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Waverunner
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:14:31 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Age and experience -- It makes no sense to get one without the other. - Sundog)
To: null and void
They make an extremely sharp left turn.
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:16:07 AM PDT
by
east1234
(It's the borders stupid. It's also WWIV.)
To: Psycho_Bunny
"The ring of locks on that is pretty impressive." Is there a technical term for the locks?
If not I have dibs on "lockeron". Get it? longeron-lock!
sigh..., I'm just a structures weeny. I don't get to come up with nifty things. My only joy is crushing a designers dreams with huge design loads.
enthusiastic designer approaches me with a bright shiny new design, grinning ear to ear
After a long pause I frown then say "You did design for the case in which an 85th percentile hippopotamus suddenly snaps into being midair in front of the aircraft while it's in a dive right?
smile starts slippingNormally a 1.5 factor of safety would apply... I look tentatively at designer
"But I hear where they've started conservation projects for hippos and their numbers have really increased.. Yep, you'll have to use a factor of safety of,... (I notice it's the 24th of the month) 2.4! Yes, definitely 2.4!
smile now gone, "You sure about 2.4? I've never heard of,"
Hey do I need to show you the MILSPEC??? I point to thirty foot tall stack of ordinary aerospace mags
now with a zombi-like dejected look "No, thank you for your help, I'll go crunch some numbers, or,... something.
I'm grinning ear-to-ear "No problem! Keep up the good work"
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:17:59 AM PDT
by
avg_freeper
(Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
To: avg_freeper
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:20:27 AM PDT
by
6ppc
(Call Photo Reuters, that's the name, and away goes truth right down the drain. Photo Reuters!)
To: pissant
I understand the physics of flight, but I still love to watch (and listen to) something as big as a 747 take off...
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:22:51 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Meep Meep)
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
10/24/2006 10:27:41 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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