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.
They used to demo how tough they were by belly landing them with the prop horizontal, lifting them, lowering the undercarriage and flying away. A very nice machine even today.
Staggerwing, the Learjet of the '30s.
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indeed
ReplyDeleteStill the prettiest girl in the skies.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGot to fly one for a half hour. Really nice.
ReplyDeleteWant badly.
They used to demo how tough they were by belly landing them with the prop horizontal, lifting them, lowering the undercarriage and flying away. A very nice machine even today.
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