X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:54:19 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from alt-proxy33.mail.unifiedlayer.com ([70.40.209.146] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with SMTP id 6631997 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:52:53 -0500 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.40.209.146; envelope-from=danny@n107sd.com Received: (qmail 28576 invoked by uid 0); 9 Dec 2013 18:52:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO host295.hostmonster.com) (66.147.240.95) by oproxy13.mail.unifiedlayer.com with SMTP; 9 Dec 2013 18:52:14 -0000 Received: from [98.233.210.64] (port=51493 helo=DannysW7PC) by host295.hostmonster.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Vq5wE-0005Os-MO for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:52:14 -0700 From: "Danny" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Nice story about an old friend. X-Original-Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:52:10 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <002601cef50f$c4dbb250$4e9316f0$@n107sd.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0027_01CEF4E5.DC0730F0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQIgGneBK43BMT6bddLXWW3X3h1Np5mp6Hlw Content-Language: en-us X-Identified-User: {3234:host295.hostmonster.com:wunderwe:n107sd.com} {sentby:smtp auth 98.233.210.64 authed with danny@n107sd.com} This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CEF4E5.DC0730F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Q: What's the difference between the KC-135R and all other models? A: When looking for the R, it's easy to spot because it's 4 engines with an airplane attached to them. All others are just airplanes with 4 engines attached. I was on the 135R test team during the early 1980s. If I remember right, I believe we flew it to new altitude record of 52,000+ feet. No thrust reversers on that bird. We used to shut down the outboard engines while taxiing. Even then we had a lot of breaking to do. Nice story Mark. Danny LNC2-360 Mk-II Nothing is foolproof to the sufficiently talented fool. From: Mark Sletten [mailto:mwsletten@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 12:20 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Nice story about an old friend. Spent 20 years of my life doing this. Ahhh, those were the days! http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/old-workhorses-at-scott-air-force-b ase-still-dancing-in/article_c2a23e9e-eeb9-5a3f-89c3-b7cf0f12acb0.html --Mark ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CEF4E5.DC0730F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Q: What’s the difference between the = KC-135R and all other models?

 

A: When looking for the = R, it’s easy to spot because it’s 4 engines with an airplane = attached to them.  All others are just airplanes with 4 engines = attached.

 

I was on the 135R test = team during the early 1980s.  If I remember right, I believe we = flew it to new altitude record of 52,000+ feet.  No thrust = reversers on that bird.  We used to shut down the outboard engines = while taxiing.  Even then we had a lot of breaking to = do.

 

Nice story = Mark.

 

Danny

LNC2-360 = Mk-II

Nothing is foolproof to the sufficiently = talented fool.

 

From:= = Mark Sletten [mailto:mwsletten@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, = December 09, 2013 12:20 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Nice story about an old = friend.

 

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