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.
The Starfighter had protective covers placed on the leading and trailing edges of the wing whenever it was parked. I'm unsure if their primary purpose was to protect the personnel or the aircraft. Al_in_Ottawa
...while the crew chief mutters "Please don't do that."
ReplyDeleteI don’t recall that test from the MIL-STD 810 test handbook. Anybody have a reference number?
ReplyDeleteThe Starfighter had protective covers placed on the leading and trailing edges of the wing whenever it was parked. I'm unsure if their primary purpose was to protect the personnel or the aircraft.
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That picture was taken before they intercepted the Enterprise on Star Trek "Tomorrow is Yesterday" episode.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Is_Yesterday
DeleteSheldon!
ReplyDeleteMr. Bean!
ReplyDeleteSince DEI has infected our military, they need to find a use for all that hardware.
ReplyDeleteIn the movie "The Starfighters" (immortalized by MST3K) the flight instructor slices a piece of paper with the leading edge of the wing.
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