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Story and more photos:


http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...e/4273248.html


B2s are cost more than their weight in gold is worth."stealth technology"
mostly consists of advanced avionics that manage control surfaces and
flaps
that allow it to fly.


Please tell me that English is not your primary language.


the reason the original flying wings were scraped was because they were
very
unstable and they didn't have the computers to fix that.


Yeah, thanks for that.


Regards, PLMerite


now that is a very cool picture






--

"I flew the 109 almost 2,000 times. For me, there's nothing better, and
of
course, there's always this rivalry between the 109 and the Spitfire. And
I
am often asked: which plane I think is better. I tell them I shot down 10
Spitfires, and that's my answer."
- Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob JG 54, JG 51, JG 3, EJG 2, JV 44


there is a mythology that has grown up around the spitfire.
but the planes were basically equals and neutral observers generally give
the 109 ther nod for a tighter turning radius.

the Battle of Britain was on TV this last saturday. its a great ovie and no
CGI will ever beat having real planes.

i saw it when it came out at the music hall{now the wang center} on one of
those giant widescreen. nothing like it.