That story probably gets told in just about every aircraft factory. I believe it even made it onto the big screen in the Howard Hughes biography dramatisation "The Aviator"
On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 12:08:56PM +1000, John Coyle wrote: > Interesting story - reminds me that, when I worked for Hawker Aircraft in > the '60's, they used to tell the tale of how they modified the design of > the Hurricane (I think it was) to use flush rivets instead of proud ones, > and they got an increase of 15% in speed! > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:57 AM > Subject: Re: PESO-Air Show Weekend > > > >Cotty wrote: > > > >>On 12/3/06, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > >>>Understand that the F-15 is about the baddest think in the air. True? > >> > >>Hmmmmm..... > >> > >><http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/typhoon.html> > >> > >>It's a pretty close thing ;-) > > > >Looks nice, but how could they have named it "Typhoon"??? > >Here's a *real* Typhoon: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Typhoon > >;-) > > > >
