Yeah, Canucks do get a little odd when the Arrow comes up. -Adam
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, the Arrow. The Wikipedia discussion page on supercruise that I quoted > previously also mentioned the Arrow, > > "..... I suspect some Canadians are convinced the thing could fly at > supersonic speeds backwards underwater on one engine...--Robert Merkel > 05:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC) > "... and upside down. --BillCJ 19:51, 1 October 2006 (UTC" > > > regards, > Anthony Farr > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Adam Maas > > > Sent: Saturday, 19 April 2008 4:09 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: OT - Vulcan Bomber for the airheads > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 12:29 PM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 09:54:04AM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: > > > > Concorde was almost all gas tank and all low-drag go-fast, military > > > > designs have to be much more flexible, and don't actually want to go > > > > that fast except in sprints (which in some cases, like the B-1B, are > a > > > > lot longer than a few minutes). Going supersonic is loud and obvious > > > > and drastically cuts maneuverability and range. And the current F22 > > > > can 'supercruise', ie exceed mach 1 without lighting its burners. > > > > > > Yes, it can. But it also claims to be the *first* aircraft to be able > > > to do this, which is apparently wrong - the English Electric Lightning > > > was capable of this almost half a century ago. > > > > > > -- > > > > As could the Iroqois-powered Avro Arrow, although that never entered > service. > > > > > > > > -- > > M. Adam Maas > > http://www.mawz.ca > > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > > > -- > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
