Even more amazing when you consider all the unusual features, like bicycle landing gear, nose down takeoff attitude (no slats), lack of ailerons (spoilers only), short tail (original "shark" tail torqued the fuselage), downward-firing ejection seats, and so forth.
-----Original Message----- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Jim Cathey via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Jim Cathey <jim.cathey...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: BUFF to get new Rolls Royce engines > https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/oldest-us-bomber-will-get-rolls-ro yce-engines-over-ge-pratt/ar-AAON0js?li=BBnbfcL <https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/oldest-us-bomber-will-get-rolls-r oyce-engines-over-ge-pratt/ar-AAON0js?li=BBnbfcL> It's really amazing that this plane now has a near-100-year planned service life! I would say that this is true of no other motorized vehicle on the planet. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
