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To: Never on my watch

Usually 17-19 mission crew members, plus 4 in the cockpit (for those of us who aren’t politically correct)...and if it was just arriving, it would have up to 10 maintainers as passengers (if I remember correctly).


34 posted on 09/02/2009 5:26:43 AM PDT by AmazinglyBlessed
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To: AmazinglyBlessed

“...up to 10 maintainers as passengers...”

I hope they brought lots of spares. The front end looks like a write-off, but maybe they can salvage the big round thing in the back.

:)


35 posted on 09/02/2009 5:47:06 AM PDT by PLMerite (Speak Truth to Stupid.)
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To: AmazinglyBlessed

On Red Flag missions they load up the mission crew members for training opportunities and rotate them through the seats. They usually only carry the crew chief and a couple of ground crew on the deployment missions, but they rarely fly on the OP/Training missions. 17 crewmembers (including the flight crew) can run the show.

I think the plane will end up on a pedestal as a static display at Nellis. There will be plenty of equipment to re-use from the plane, but I think the structural damage will not be cost effective to repair if it is repairable at all.


36 posted on 09/02/2009 6:00:06 AM PDT by Never on my watch (Ted Kennedy was Fredo Corleone without the endearing qualities.)
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