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.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
1943 F+W C-3605 Schlepp Swiss Air Force target towing aircraft
The Wiki article says something mysterious about the Schlepp Lycoming engines being slightly radioactive due to thorium used in manufacture, but explains no further.
There was one Humor in Uniform story where a naval vessel was demonstrating horrible accuracy shooting at a drone. The pilot in the towing aircraft radioed in and asked if he could surrender.
Introduced 1971, retired 1987. 24 built by Farner Werke as target tug.
ReplyDeletecalled the Alpine Anteater.
Kind of a handsome aircraft though.
ReplyDeletewhole lotta snoot hangin out front
DeleteTaildragger, too. Taxiing must have been a treat.
DeleteOdd thing. I just got blocked by Malware Btyes from going to this website address.
ReplyDelete"suspicious activity"
The Wiki article says something mysterious about the Schlepp Lycoming engines being slightly radioactive due to thorium used in manufacture, but explains no further.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.uh1ops.com/single-post/2017/06/26/radio-active-materials-in-t53-engine
Deleteyiddish.
ReplyDeletein NYC "schlepper" was the name assigned to a personal grocery cart (perhaps yet).
too, "a person who schleps"
also schleppen (auf Deutsch) is to tow or to carry something heavy
ReplyDeleteJa, fetch unt schlep
DeleteTha Swiss have a bad-ass air force.
ReplyDeleteIf I was towing a target people were going to light up, I think I'd rather be nearer the nose of that a/c than the tail.
ReplyDeleteJust saying.
There was one Humor in Uniform story where a naval vessel was demonstrating horrible accuracy shooting at a drone. The pilot in the towing aircraft radioed in and asked if he could surrender.
DeleteLooks like a cigar with wings stuck on.
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