Speed of design of airplanes.

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:34:27 -0800, "Tarver Engineering"
wrote:


"Tex Houston" wrote in message
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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But your point is valid. The Word Trade Center was collapsed more than
two years ago, and they're still arguing about the design of its
replacement. Does anybody seriously expect to enter that building on
the 5th anniversay of 9/11? By contrast, the Empire State Building
went from first turn of the shovel to first public occupancy in about
one year.
all the best -- Dan Ford


The thing to have done for the World Trade Center reconstruction would
have
been to build it exactly as it was before. Just the sort of 'in your
face'
gesture that would have made a point to terrorists that the USA may bend
but
not break.

The port authority wanted to tear down the WTC, "as it was before".


Never mind that the WTC towers were, well...ugly.

Most people forget that; They were not well-liked by many in NYC
during their lives, and had all the architectural merit of Stalinist
apartment blocks.

If you want a new airplane fast you find another Kelly Johnson and
give him the keys and the money and leave him alone.
(P80/F104/U2/A11/SR71) Nowadays there's too many cooks and too many
beancounters and too many can'tc--ts, as Hack would say. Where's
Kelly's DNA?
Walt BJ

From: (WaltBJ)
Date: 12/29/2003 10:54 PM Central Standard Time
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If you want a new airplane fast you find another Kelly Johnson and
give him the keys and the money and leave him alone.
(P80/F104/U2/A11/SR71) Nowadays there's too many cooks and too many
beancounters and too many can'tc--ts, as Hack would say. Where's
Kelly's DNA?
Walt BJ


I bet there are a few real Kelly Johnsons out there who can't get a fair start
the way he did. He got his start when there just wasn't as much red tape to
fight. I wonder how another one could get started when people actually think
Moller can make his project work and send money his way instead of backing the
real talent.

I would hate to think there's no current version of Kelly Johnson.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

WaltBJ wrote:

If you want a new airplane fast you find another Kelly Johnson and
give him the keys and the money and leave him alone.
(P80/F104/U2/A11/SR71) Nowadays there's too many cooks and too many
beancounters and too many can'tc--ts, as Hack would say. Where's
Kelly's DNA?
Walt BJ

For further on this, read Ben Rich's (memory failing here) "Skunk
Works". It talks about all the levels of red tape added during the
F-117 project compared to the SR-71.

MAH

"Tex Houston" wrote:


"Cub Driver" wrote in message
news
But your point is valid. The Word Trade Center was collapsed more than
two years ago, and they're still arguing about the design of its
replacement. Does anybody seriously expect to enter that building on
the 5th anniversay of 9/11? By contrast, the Empire State Building
went from first turn of the shovel to first public occupancy in about
one year.
all the best -- Dan Ford


The thing to have done for the World Trade Center reconstruction would have
been to build it exactly as it was before. Just the sort of 'in your face'
gesture that would have made a point to terrorists that the USA may bend but
not break.

My opinion,

Tex

I like it too...
--

-Gord.