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.
This is another example of why Rogers Lake at Edwards AIr Force Base is a national treasure. The “Bone” aka B-1 in the photo had a nose gear fail to extend somewhere in the middle of the USA. As I recall, the crew refueled from a KC-135 that happened to be in the area and flew to Edwards. Like many crippled aircraft before and after, the crew landed it on the smooth lakebed with minimal damage.
The way I understand it DEI hire means that an unqualified person was hired because he/she meets a specific racial/ethnic criteria.
The Trump admin is filled with DEI hires. Hegseth is clearly unqualified and yet hired because of his race/gender. Same with Mike Waltz, Kristi Noem or Howard Lutnick all clearly unqualified for their positions and yet there they are. All DEI hires.
Just for fun, compare Hegseth's resume to anyone from any party who has ever held the same position.
Hire unqualified people and you will get the kind of results we are getting from this admin.
I remember this, I was there. A maintenance (of which I was one) ran a wiring harness through the gear causing it to jam. We did a TCTO and required a 7 level inspection to try and prevent it. Shit happens.
Hmmm. I was at Edwards crew-chiefing F-16s and watched an episode like this. 1988/1989 time frame. The crew dumped fuel north of the base, did a beautiful landing, aerobraked holding the nose up as they shut down all four engines to limit FOD. A giant air bag was used to lift the nose high enough, a hook grabbed the up-lock cam, a good yank and the nose landing gear gravity-fell into place. Gouged up a little lakebed, some scuffs on the radome and bulkhead, not much else. Wandering Neurons
I have pics of an F-15 doing this at Clark AFB in the Philippines in 1986. The W.O.W. switch failed. (WOW= Weight on Wheels). I wonder if I should try to Share the Photo.
This is another example of why Rogers Lake at Edwards AIr Force Base is a national treasure. The “Bone” aka B-1 in the photo had a nose gear fail to extend somewhere in the middle of the USA. As I recall, the crew refueled from a KC-135 that happened to be in the area and flew to Edwards. Like many crippled aircraft before and after, the crew landed it on the smooth lakebed with minimal damage.
ReplyDeleteThe dry lake is quite a sight. I went there to see Columbia land on July 4, 1982. Hell of a party.
DeleteAuntie Sam divorced Uncle Sam, she and her DEI cohorts are busy burning down his house!
ReplyDeleteThe way I understand it DEI hire means that an unqualified person was hired because he/she meets a specific racial/ethnic criteria.
DeleteThe Trump admin is filled with DEI hires. Hegseth is clearly unqualified and yet hired because of his race/gender. Same with Mike Waltz, Kristi Noem or Howard Lutnick all clearly unqualified for their positions and yet there they are. All DEI hires.
Just for fun, compare Hegseth's resume to anyone from any party who has ever held the same position.
Hire unqualified people and you will get the kind of results we are getting from this admin.
#Liberated
It was those "qualified" people who got us into this current mess.
DeletePlease, just shut up and lets move on.
DeleteLloyd Austin was derelict and AWOL.
DeleteAnd the other Boeing airframe engineers laughed when Joe insisted on the skid plate in the nose.
ReplyDeleteI remember this, I was there. A maintenance (of which I was one) ran a wiring harness through the gear causing it to jam. We did a TCTO and required a 7 level inspection to try and prevent it. Shit happens.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. I was at Edwards crew-chiefing F-16s and watched an episode like this. 1988/1989 time frame. The crew dumped fuel north of the base, did a beautiful landing, aerobraked holding the nose up as they shut down all four engines to limit FOD. A giant air bag was used to lift the nose high enough, a hook grabbed the up-lock cam, a good yank and the nose landing gear gravity-fell into place. Gouged up a little lakebed, some scuffs on the radome and bulkhead, not much else.
DeleteWandering Neurons
So, is this a broken Bone?
ReplyDeleteI have pics of an F-15 doing this at Clark AFB in the Philippines in 1986. The W.O.W. switch failed. (WOW= Weight on Wheels). I wonder if I should try to Share the Photo.
ReplyDeleteYou're a sap
ReplyDeletewith that crap
for making uncle cranky
You're a sap
with that crap
Uncle Sam is gonna spanky
(Rehash of an old wwii song)