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2004-02-26

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Posted by Steve 2004-02-26 9:02:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Flying Officer, G.S. Grumman
By God, now there's a good name for a pilot.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-26 9:06:16 AM|| 2004-2-26 9:06:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought inadequate maintenance was the biggest factor, now it sounds like they start training on the worst airframes, huh?

Posted by Frank G 2004-2-26 9:15:59 AM|| 2004-2-26 9:15:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Two words: BUY AMERICAN!

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-2-26 1:52:01 PM|| 2004-2-26 1:52:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 BUY AMERICAN!

Normally, I would second this but being as how India is supposed to be "nonaligned" (well, the least I heard anyway) and that it seems that a lot of U.S. jobs are being "outsourced" to India, I'd probably tell them to see if Mikhoyan-Gurevich has any updates/improvements that can be applied to their aircraft..

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-2-26 2:18:59 PM|| 2004-2-26 2:18:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Exactly B-a-r, they can order some better planes from us and we get some of those out-sourced jobs back.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-2-26 5:25:23 PM|| 2004-2-26 5:25:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I have seen Mig-21's up close, and boy, do they ever play the "coffin" part.

Posted by Sorge 2004-2-26 8:32:08 PM|| [http://www.forgottenfronts.com/] 2004-2-26 8:32:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 If they've had 320 "Category I" crashes since 1990, that's better than 20 a year. That's a lot of crashes! We complain if we have more than two a year. The early versions of the F-16 were called the "flying lawn dart" because the unique 'fly-by-wire' guidance system was so different from what most pilots were used to.

Soviet pilots were terrified of the early models of the Mig-21, because an ejection would usually cost the pilot both legs. Later versions ("F" and later) were better, but still dangerous. The Chinese F-6 is even less airworthy. No one knows what their accident rate is, but I'd be willing to bet it's higher than India's. The more I learned about these crapfighters, the better I appreciated a nice safe desk job!

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-2-26 10:53:27 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-2-26 10:53:27 PM|| Front Page Top

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