Maxie begins a new kook-out.were.... Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure
"Scott M. Kozel" wrote in news:gkvte8$eth$1
@news.motzarella.org:
§ñühw¤£f wrote:
I propose a technological solution to the problem of bird strikes:
turboprops.
Lets return to the good old days pre-jet engines.
Well ... while the L-188 Lockheed Electra example is a turboprop, the
above poster apparently didn't realize that a turboprop engine has a jet
engine.
Discuss.
The large piston engines were incredibly complex, and generally could
drive airliners at only about half the speed of those with the pure jet
engines.
yes, but they were so much more fun
Bertie
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