[IonImplantGuru]

"And these aircraft are HOW expensive?"
Oh.. Wow. Mr. Ion Implanter.
Complaining about a super-cruise stealth fighter.
Whoop. tee. doo.
Pull a vacuum on the wafers and flip the switch! Difficult!
How expensive are those? Can we buy them at walmart? I didn't think so.

Jeez, Sam! As an old FR hand, you - of all people - should have realized an implied /sarcasm with my 'how expensive' remark. I think the Raptor is a great plane; it's just that I can't believe the NAV system wasn't tested out more thoroughly - ESPECIALLY since a fatal flaw would be so expensive.

[sam_paine]

An "old FR hand" is both a compliment and a slur! Sir!

Sorry for the crankiness. Lot of flak on the board, sir!

An old F4U corsair bit the dust a few weeks ago in an air race. One of the last of 4-5 left. No computers. No nav system. Just flamed out and augered in.

God rest "her" soul. I hope the new girls have as much heart.

Count me as a little "veklemt" (sp?) -and- a little defensive.