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.
Are you implying that's how we ended up with the V22 and F35? Those are just two examples of crap that should have never gone past the "here, hold my beer and let me show you on this napkin what I think is a great idea."
Again, learning curve. The F35 has been purchased all over the world by other countries. They wouldn't sell if they were crap. You are focusing on the learning curve problems, not the end result of the lessons learned and applied thereby.
The SeaMaster was deemed obsolete due to the rise of the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), budget constraints, and persistent technical issues like engine reliability and compressibility effects at high speeds.
I lived across Middle River from the Martin seaplane ramp. I watched these marvels "taxi" in and out and fly overhead for the few years they were around.
The US military spent oodles of cash on weird and wonderful experimental aircraft after WWII, didn't they?
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It was a learning curve. What works and what doesn't. All put to good use eventually.
DeleteAre you implying that's how we ended up with the V22 and F35? Those are just two examples of crap that should have never gone past the "here, hold my beer and let me show you on this napkin what I think is a great idea."
DeleteAgain, learning curve. The F35 has been purchased all over the world by other countries. They wouldn't sell if they were crap. You are focusing on the learning curve problems, not the end result of the lessons learned and applied thereby.
DeleteThe SeaMaster was deemed obsolete due to the rise of the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), budget constraints, and persistent technical issues like engine reliability and compressibility effects at high speeds.
ReplyDeleteThe Avro Vulcan was also made obsolete by the Polaris. However, the Vulcan was used in the Falkland Islands war.
DeleteI lived across Middle River from the Martin seaplane ramp. I watched these marvels "taxi" in and out and fly overhead for the few years they were around.
ReplyDeleteFront end looks like a pelican.
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