X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.17] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.0) with ESMTP id 4067731 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:28:49 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.17; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from OMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.35]) by QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SRfQ1d0040lTkoCAAUUEqr; Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:28:14 +0000 Received: from rv8 ([71.237.248.186]) by OMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SUUD1d006422aQ78QUUDBt; Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:28:14 +0000 Message-ID: Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "flyrotary" Subject: first start - McD style Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 20:28:25 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01CA8F0E.CC673370" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CA8F0E.CC673370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lynn - when I worked as a programmer at McDonald-Douglas in SL I used to = wander around final assembly a lot at lunch time. I'm sure you're aware = by now that I'm the type not afraid to ask a bunch of questions. you = should see what is called a "hush house" where each new F-15 gets bolted = to the floor , a huge harness plugged in , and run for the first time, = afterburner and all. the doors are 12" of concrete and the operator = sits in a booth behind like a 6" thick glass window. huge diverters = blow the exhaust up thru the roof. I don't know what 40,000 lbs of = thrust is in horsepower, but it was well respected. and loud. they = told me they have had some explosions, but rarely. I watched some = maiden flights too, 80 degrees vertical, roll out level at 25,000' = [what, less than 2 minutes?], remaining gliding distance from the = airport, in case of engine failures. kevin [not using my hangar as a = hush house!] ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CA8F0E.CC673370 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Lynn - when I worked as a programmer = at=20 McDonald-Douglas in SL I used to wander around final assembly a lot at = lunch=20 time. I'm sure you're aware by now that I'm the type not afraid to = ask a=20 bunch of questions. you should see what is called a "hush house" = where=20 each new F-15 gets bolted to the floor , a huge harness plugged in , and = run for=20 the first time, afterburner and all. the doors are 12" of concrete = and the=20 operator sits in a booth behind like a 6" thick glass window. huge = diverters blow the exhaust up thru the roof. I don't know what = 40,000 lbs=20 of thrust is in horsepower, but it was well respected. and = loud. =20 they told me they have had some explosions, but rarely. I = watched=20 some maiden flights too, 80 degrees vertical, roll out level at 25,000' = [what,=20 less than 2 minutes?], remaining gliding distance from the airport, in = case of=20 engine failures. kevin [not using my hangar as a hush=20 house!]

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