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To: lizol

That bomber has

PROPELLERS?


16 posted on 07/20/2007 11:52:34 AM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: MrB

You are correct in your observation Sir!


18 posted on 07/20/2007 12:17:55 PM PDT by Never2baCrat (I used to be modest, now I'm perfect!)
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To: MrB
Don’t be fooled by those propellers. Those are contra-rotating turboprops, which give it a top speed of about 500 knots, almost as fast as a B-52. Thats a lot faster than conventional turboprops.
40 posted on 07/20/2007 2:28:56 PM PDT by NYFreeper
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To: MrB

And the pilots carry sabers.

What a joke.


67 posted on 07/21/2007 7:53:17 AM PDT by spanalot
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