there last week looking at a few jobs, it seems like there are about 30 of
them, whereas before they only had a dozen or so. Sad to think of them
being blown up, since I'd love to have one, but they use them mostly for
training, as they already have all of the ECM equipment built in. But we
are not allowed to take any pics toward the flight areas on base. Still fun
to watch the F-22s fly, some amazing planes.
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 4:20 PM, oldstudentmsgt <wmrmeyers@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>
>
> Personally, I prefer "lighter than air" to"heavier than air" as they're
> much nicer when the engines go out... ;)
>
> I used to crew F-111D's for the USAF, and then I took photos of aircraft
> accidents, starting on the same base where I'd crewed the aircraft,
> including a couple of those I later photographed.
>
> Bill in OKC
>
>
> --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "normanv" <ongata_rongai@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Does your helicopter need any aluminium castings? Mind you, it is one
> thing making castings for a lathe but quite another making them for
> something that your life depends on! Personally I prefer fixed wing, not so
> noisy.
> > Norman
> SNIP!
>
>
>
--
Nick A
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single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975
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