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.
Saw one of those beasts back in 1992 parked at Lindbergh Field in San Diego. It had just landed carrying in the hull of the Russian Americas Cup entry. It dwarfed the commercial planes around it.
I know I'm probably ignert, but I wonder how much expense is involved in sending a partially prepared airplane halfway across the country (or world) to have it completed somewhere else.
Back in the day, place where I worked had those beasts in on a regular basis. They were flying 777 engines from GE test facility out to Washington. First flight in, aircrew paranoid and suspicious AF, couldn't get near the plane. Then they discovered there was a huge outlet mall about twenty minutes away. They'd grab a loaner car, come back literally stuffed and bulging with blue jeans and other items they could sell when they got home. After that, we were old and best friends.
Aircraft version of Alien.
ReplyDeleteMust be a mama, it's having a baybay!
ReplyDeleteNo, its foreskin pulled back...
DeleteLooks like a snake shedding its skin.
ReplyDeleteSaw one of those beasts back in 1992 parked at Lindbergh Field in San Diego. It had just landed carrying in the hull of the Russian Americas Cup entry. It dwarfed the commercial planes around it.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm probably ignert, but I wonder how much expense is involved in sending a partially prepared airplane halfway across the country (or world) to have it completed somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteShame we wasted our talent promoting global-homo over achieving air superiority….nice pic.
ReplyDeleteRefuled one when I worked at an airport. Most definitely not OSHA approved - had to put a ladder on top of the fuel truck to hook up the hose.
ReplyDeleteFed X delivering my new ride from IKEA.
ReplyDeletean Antonov giving birth
ReplyDeleteI had never seen one of it's larvae
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, place where I worked had those beasts in on a regular basis. They were flying 777 engines from GE test facility out to Washington. First flight in, aircrew paranoid and suspicious AF, couldn't get near the plane. Then they discovered there was a huge outlet mall about twenty minutes away. They'd grab a loaner car, come back literally stuffed and bulging with blue jeans and other items they could sell when they got home. After that, we were old and best friends.
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