What a machine.
... I thought of Bob Dornan and that Sanchez thief and ...
I think it was Carl Sagen that had the show, "Connections"
I think I'm getting older.
Twenty or so years ago the wife and I were headed north on 395 just north of Adelanto, CA. All of a sudden the wife said “WHAT’S THAT?,” she was really excited. It was a B2 headed right over us at about 700 or 800 feet going from East to West, probably headed to Edwards AFB. I rolled the window down and couldn’t even hear it, it was a beautiful sight.
James Burke was the host. An outstanding show for all ages.
“I watched a speciel last night on “Modern Marvels” about the B2 bomber.
What a machine.”
It sure is, and we should have built many more than we have. There are billions in sunk engineering costs, and only 18 (IIRC) planes left to show for it.
People complain about the idea of an $800 million airplane, I guess they don’t realize a 747 goes for about $200 million. If we’d built, say, 100 B-2s, the cost would have gone down to about double a 747, a real steal given the advanced technology involved. Plus we could afford to lose a few from attrition or enemy action.
I thought I was the only one who remembered B-1 Bob. What a travesty. An election stolen from one of the most intelligent conservatives by a totally idiot liberal.