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2009-06-04 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve White 2009-06-04 08:52|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 If the weather did it, it does not give one a lot of confidence in flying on an Airbus, does it? Commercial aircraft try to avoid thunderstorms but still fly through them all the time. Our Hurricane Hunters fly C-130s (how old are those airframes?) into the hearts of the worst hurricanes.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-06-04 09:05|| 2009-06-04 09:05|| Front Page Top

#2 C-130's a tough. Plastic airplanes belong in cereal boxes. Very, very sad.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-06-04 09:12|| 2009-06-04 09:12|| Front Page Top

#3 ...how old are those airframes?

Old!!!

Posted by Zorba 2009-06-04 12:23|| 2009-06-04 12:23|| Front Page Top

#4 I once heard an old pilot (My uncle) call C-130s "The heavy duty trucks of the air, go anywhere, haul anything, damn good airplanes".

Posted by Mstrmech 2009-06-04 15:03|| 2009-06-04 15:03|| Front Page Top

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