From: Big John
Date: 6/17/2004 2:49 PM Central Daylight Time
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Dan

My good buddy (now deceased) who flew 'Cats', told me 90, 90, 90.

Big John (Out of the hospital and kind of back with the living)
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On 10 Jun 2004 22:14:55 GMT, (B2431) wrote:

From: "John Oliveira"


PBY was only US warplane (not counting single engine observation) that did
not have flaps!
"Tom Osmundson"

The running gag at the tim was that the Cat had a take off speed of 100 kt,
cruise speed of 100kt and a stall speed of 100kt.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

I bow to his eperience.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired