X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:55:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from oproxy16-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com ([69.89.22.201] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with SMTP id 6633088 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:12:13 -0500 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.89.22.201; envelope-from=danny@n107sd.com Received: (qmail 13850 invoked by uid 0); 10 Dec 2013 14:11:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO host295.hostmonster.com) (66.147.240.95) by oproxy16.mail.unifiedlayer.com with SMTP; 10 Dec 2013 14:11:37 -0000 Received: from [98.233.210.64] (port=61788 helo=DannysW7PC) by host295.hostmonster.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VqO2D-0007gR-8Y for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:11:37 -0700 From: "Danny" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Nice story about an old friend. X-Original-Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:11:32 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003801cef5b1$bae43ea0$30acbbe0$@n107sd.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0039_01CEF587.D212F190" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQMBDtoozzxzSZkf9LzaGJCY5rSFpJfpRRXA 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_0039_01CEF587.D212F190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yes, for a big ole tanker it wasn't bad thing to fly. 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 5:10 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Nice story about an old friend. If I'm not mistaken, you guys set more than altitude records. I believe the R model set 16 new time-to-climb records. Even with the CFM-56 engines derated (still ~22,000 lbs each) that thing climbed like a homesick angel. --Mark On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Danny wrote: 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_0039_01CEF587.D212F190 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yes, for a big ole tanker it wasn’t bad = thing to fly.

 

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 5:10 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Nice story about an = old friend.

 

If I'm = not mistaken, you guys set more than altitude records. I believe the R = model set 16 new time-to-climb records. Even with the CFM-56 engines = derated (still ~22,000 lbs each) that thing climbed like a homesick = angel.

 

--Mark

 

On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Danny <danny@n107sd.com> = wrote:

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.

 <= /o:p>

Spent 20 = years of my life doing this. Ahhh, those were the = days!

 <= /o:p>

 <= /o:p>

 <= /o:p>

--Mark<= /o:p>

 

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