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.
on the other hand, think of all the things not there that could now not fail! like, oh, constant speed props, retractable landing gear, de-icer boots, flaps, autopilot systems. there is always a silver lining inside the thunderstorm cloud; it's just the last thing you ever see.
It would be a challenge to fit pontoons.
ReplyDeleteon the other hand, think of all the things not there that could now not fail! like, oh, constant speed props, retractable landing gear, de-icer boots, flaps, autopilot systems. there is always a silver lining inside the thunderstorm cloud; it's just the last thing you ever see.
ReplyDeleteDeicer boots and flaps are SIGNIFICANT safety improvements over aircraft which lack them. I see your point for the others you noted.
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