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"Frank van der Hulst" wrote And what about the scene where Howard and someone are walking off, trying to think what kind of wood to build it out of... I mean, it's not like spruce hadn't been a standard aircraft construction material for almost 40 years at that point. You do realize that there is very little spruce in the spruce goose, don't you? -- Jim in NC |
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Bob Noel wrote: In article , "Morgans" wrote: Question: "Know why nobody sends donkeys to school?" Answer: "Nobody likes a *smart ass*! nobody likes an educated mule or donkey... Well, with _horses_, you don't have to worry. They may make it through arithmetic class. They may make it through basic algebra class. They may make it through solid geometry class. They *NEVER* make it through the co-ordinate geometry class. It seems there's something about "putting Des Cartes before the horse." |
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"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message ... In article , Bob Noel wrote: In article , "Morgans" wrote: Question: "Know why nobody sends donkeys to school?" Answer: "Nobody likes a *smart ass*! nobody likes an educated mule or donkey... Well, with _horses_, you don't have to worry. They may make it through arithmetic class. They may make it through basic algebra class. They may make it through solid geometry class. They *NEVER* make it through the co-ordinate geometry class. It seems there's something about "putting Des Cartes before the horse." BOOO, Hisssssss |
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It seems there's something about "putting Des Cartes before the horse." DING DING DING! You win! You win the Newsgroup Award for presenting the absolute WORST joke anyone has EVER seen on Usenet -- truly an amazing honor! Augh, that was terrible... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I must say I was disappointed by the flying scenes in "The Aviator" --
not enough of them, and the XF-11 and Spruce Goose never looked like anything other than Photoshop-generated images :-( Actually, those were both very large R/C models, according to Air & Space magazine. We're talking in the hundreds of pounds. (And the Spruce Goose model was supposedly ELECTRIC powered, which I thought was interesting...) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck opined
I must say I was disappointed by the flying scenes in "The Aviator" -- not enough of them, and the XF-11 and Spruce Goose never looked like anything other than Photoshop-generated images :-( Actually, those were both very large R/C models, according to Air & Space magazine. We're talking in the hundreds of pounds. (And the Spruce Goose model was supposedly ELECTRIC powered, which I thought was interesting...) Given Lithium Polymer batteries, electric is becoming the power of choice for scale aircraft. Look through some of last years RC mags, there is a Chinese AWACs aircraft in many of them. Interesting plane. Based on a Soviet copy of a US B-29. Even has a rotating radome. -ash Cthulhu in 2005! Why wait for nature? |
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Robert Bonomi wrote:
In article , Bob Noel wrote: In article , "Morgans" wrote: Question: "Know why nobody sends donkeys to school?" Answer: "Nobody likes a *smart ass*! nobody likes an educated mule or donkey... Well, with _horses_, you don't have to worry. They may make it through arithmetic class. They may make it through basic algebra class. They may make it through solid geometry class. They *NEVER* make it through the co-ordinate geometry class. It seems there's something about "putting Des Cartes before the horse." God will get you for a pun that bad Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote Actually, those were both very large R/C models, according to Air & Space magazine. We're talking in the hundreds of pounds. (And the Spruce Goose model was supposedly ELECTRIC powered, which I thought was interesting...) -- Jay Honeck Can you imagine trying to start 8 engines, and keep them running? Electric makes multi's much easier. I often wonder if the Spruce Goose was capable of flying out of ground effect, with the engines that were on it. Has anyone ever done a modern aero analysis on it? -- Jim in NC |
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("George Patterson" wrote)
Of course we can. I saw Harrison Ford do it in "Air Force One." :-) Honey, either shoot the terrorist, shoot me, wait till we land and shoot Glenn Close, or shoot yourself, I really don't care anymore. But for heaven's sake ...shoot SOMEBODY with that gun you're holding! Montblack |
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("Jay Honeck" wrote)
It seems there's something about "putting Des Cartes before the horse." DING DING DING! You win! You win the Newsgroup Award for presenting the absolute WORST joke anyone has EVER seen on Usenet -- truly an amazing honor! Augh, that was terrible... Here's one for you Simon. Horse walks into a bar. Bartender says, "Why the long face?" Yo Montblack, you really brought it tonight. Dat's Da bomb. |
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