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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:18:19 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote: Hey -- isn't that the one that has the amazing changing "N" number? :-) It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of all time, Nope, I believe I saw the biggest gaffe recently in a stinkeroo about terrorists taking over a 747 in flight. First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71. Next a stewardess started a fuel dump by reversing wire-nut connections on two pairs of THHN, which happened to be the only wires in an enclosure. But a terrorist took one look at the reversed wires, and re-twisted them back to the normal configuration. Top that! Wayne |
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wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net wrote:
First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71. If you are referring to the Kirk Douglas movie, "Executive Decision," the modified aircraft was a modified F-117 Stealth Fighter. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253/ -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"Peter R." wrote:
wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net wrote: First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71. If you are referring to the Kirk Douglas movie, "Executive Decision," the modified aircraft was a modified F-117 Stealth Fighter. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253/ Excuse me, Kirk Russell. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"Peter R." wrote in message ... wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net wrote: First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71. If you are referring to the Kirk Douglas movie, "Executive Decision," the modified aircraft was a modified F-117 Stealth Fighter. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253/ You misspelt Russell. It was the best Steven Segall movie ever. He died in the first 10 minutes. |
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:20:03 -0500, "Peter R."
wrote: wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net wrote: First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71. If you are referring to the Kirk Douglas movie, "Executive Decision," the modified aircraft was a modified F-117 Stealth Fighter. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253/ No, I remember that one too unfortunately, it had a lot of detail about the insertion. The one I'm thinking of reduced that part to a couple of blurps with a screw gun. I think this might be it http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:162251 IIRC, the flight attendant who rewired the fuel dump also made the landing. Wayne |
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Nope, I believe I saw the biggest gaffe recently in a stinkeroo about
terrorists taking over a 747 in flight. First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71. Next a stewardess started a fuel dump by reversing wire-nut connections on two pairs of THHN, You mean, we *can't* dump all the fuel on an airliner overboard with a screwdriver? Dang. :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck wrote: You mean, we *can't* dump all the fuel on an airliner overboard with a screwdriver? Of course we can. I saw Harrison Ford do it in "Air Force One." :-) George Patterson He who would distinguish what is true from what is false must have an adequate understanding of truth and falsehood. |
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wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net writes:
It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of all time, Nope, I believe I saw the biggest gaffe recently in a stinkeroo about terrorists taking over a 747 in flight. How about the movie where Ahnold kills his seatmate just before the plane takes off, then manages to sneak down to the landing gear by cutting through a flimsy plastic cover....he never seems to pass through a pressure bulkhead. |
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"Bob Fry" wrote in message
... How about the movie where Ahnold kills his seatmate just before the plane takes off, then manages to sneak down to the landing gear by cutting through a flimsy plastic cover....he never seems to pass through a pressure bulkhead. It's okay. It was aviation grade Tyvek. Rich "Running and ducking for cover" S. |
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Bob Fry wrote:
wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net writes: It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of all time, Nope, I believe I saw the biggest gaffe recently in a stinkeroo about terrorists taking over a 747 in flight. How about the movie where Ahnold kills his seatmate just before the plane takes off, then manages to sneak down to the landing gear by cutting through a flimsy plastic cover....he never seems to pass through a pressure bulkhead. Can't beat the "6 Million Dollar Man" series for really low budget effects. Ever notice no matter what aircraft he was flying they would always show B-52 gear retracting. Come to think of it, some of the 50s giant ant movies were really bad. I saw one where the aircraft changed from a T-33 to an F-84 inflight and the narrator explained the changed by saying they dropped tanks. The never did explain how they turned 2 wing root intakes into one nose intake. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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