To: BIGLOOK
It was either yourself or EPGWS that gave me the idea for tonights thread.
Another plane that kept on going and going and...
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
9 posted on
03/09/2006 7:34:49 PM PST by
alfa6
To: alfa6
Ahh....the other problem with that was extended missions from 8 to 10 to 12 or more hours.
Glory days!
13 posted on
03/09/2006 7:41:18 PM PST by
BIGLOOK
(Order of Battle: Sink or capture as Prize, MS Media)
To: alfa6
Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.
~Tribute to Our Troops~
14 posted on
03/09/2006 8:06:08 PM PST by
AZamericonnie
(~www.ProudPatriots.org~Operation Easter/Passover~Serving those who serve us!~)
To: alfa6
Both machines are personal favorites. The aerodynamic bones show so nicely. Like the facial bones on the young Audrey Hepburn.
Admire the way the B26 wing is flexing. Increased wing loading causes the wing ends to increase aspect ratio. Maybe the first time this was done on purpose? The U2 does this dramatically.
64 posted on
03/11/2006 11:47:01 PM PST by
Iris7
(Dare to be pigheaded! Stubborn! "Tolerance" is not a virtue!)
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