And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, July 20, 2018
Martin XB-48 forward fuselage detail. Note the flight test probe. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Kinda puny landing gear on the wings ain't it?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I guess you'd better not come down hard.
DeleteNope, just meant to stop the wings flexing too much on landing. The main wheels handle all the load.
DeleteNow, on the U-2, the wings, on landing, were supported by guys in pickup trucks.
Training wheels, AF pilots needed 'em. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNaw, it was training wheels for bomber pilots. The B-47 had them too.
ReplyDeleteCenter-Line trucks (main gear wheels) and stabilizing outboard gear. The b-47 & B-52 use a similar design.
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