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Ed Rasimus wrote:Give it a rest guys. Take a deep breath, swallow some pride
and refrain from responding. We'll all be better for it. Best words I've heard all day! Will do. Thx, Ed. VL |
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Mike Marron wrote:
Jack wrote: Mike Marron at wrote: I stand firmly by my assertion that Art Kramer and "Autocollimator" are one in the same. Even if they were, Art still would have way more integrity than you do. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ Telling statement there! Yep...sounds like proof positive to me marion, I'd run with that... -- -Gord. |
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Subject: 40,000 Plus Hits. Thank you all.
From: Ed Rasimus Date: 11/2/03 8:51 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: To Art: Congratulations on a very successful site that has given a lot of folks a lot of insight regarding what flying and fighting in the "big one" was about. To Art, Dudley, Vlad, Mike, Gordon, and the others who have gone far afield to the detriment of meaningful dialogue in RAM: Give it a rest guys. Take a deep breath, swallow some pride and refrain from responding. We'll all be better for it. Good idea Ed. why didn't I think of that?. (sigh) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 03:15:52 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
wrote: Why thank you Mike. That's quite kind of you, and I deeply appreciate it believe me. It was no big deal really; just some extensive research and development in the early stages of energy maneuverability and fighter performance; research testing in inertia roll coupling and departure for high performance jets; acm and high angle of attack testing in the F14 ; you know....small stuff like that.....stuff that keeps pilots who fly combat ALIVE in combat.........nothing really important by YOUR standards I'm sure :-)) For which Dudley is quite well-known and well-regarded in the test community, I'll add on account of him being too modest to do so. We were flying tricycle Rogallo wings in the '60s, so I don't see what's so special about them. It certainly wasn't a big deal, like flying the X-15 or lifting bodies, although the same guy flew all three. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 04:28:55 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
wrote: Are you perhaps referring to either Bruce Peterson, who was a test pilot at Dryden back in the stone ages, or perhaps Kevin Peterson; both people are associated with Dryden. I'm assuming you mean Kevin, and if so, I don't believe I have EVER referred to KP as a "buddy" . I'm not absolutely certain mind you, but I'm not all that sure KP has all that many "buddies" :-))) Bruce was better known as "The Six Dollar Man", you know. Kevin's my and Ken's buddy; he was Ken's co-op one term, way back when. He's very likeable and has a lot of buddies. It's "Petersen", by the way, not "Peterson" or "Patterson". Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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Bob McKellar wrote:
Now, however, I have found an exception to that rule. Bob McKellar . Well done Bob...a keeper. -- -Gord. |
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"Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 04:28:55 GMT, "Dudley Henriques" wrote: Are you perhaps referring to either Bruce Peterson, who was a test pilot at Dryden back in the stone ages, or perhaps Kevin Peterson; both people are associated with Dryden. I'm assuming you mean Kevin, and if so, I don't believe I have EVER referred to KP as a "buddy" . I'm not absolutely certain mind you, but I'm not all that sure KP has all that many "buddies" :-))) Bruce was better known as "The Six Dollar Man", you know. Kevin's my and Ken's buddy; he was Ken's co-op one term, way back when. He's very likeable and has a lot of buddies. It's "Petersen", by the way, not "Peterson" or "Patterson". Honey, Dudley has a copy of his emails to me. He doesn't need any help understanding how it goes. Marta is back from exile and that is a good thing. |
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Peter Stickney wrote:
I don't get into Boasting Games, sport. If I were you, my posts would be full of being conceived in a J-3 Cub, Soloing at 14, learning mountain flying in some of the most unpredictable weather in the world - you Floridians have absolutely no idea - looking at the Earth's curvature from 50,000', or watching the jump-up on the Airspeed/Mach Indicator as the shockwave formed. Or spending 4 hours above 35,000', watching a strong Aurora Borealis play along the entire Northern Horizon. Or the incredible greenness of North America after a year in the Stinking Desert. Of feeling the heavy feel, but crisp reponse of the De Havilland Vampire, or the instant response of the SGS 1-26, the concnetration and precision needed to get the best out of an Mu-2. Yeah, I don't fly much any more - UV at high altitude roasts your eyes, and for some of us with the right genes, you've got screwed up eyes for the rest of your life. I've managed to have some great experiences, though. I've had the pleaser of being shot at and shooting back, of flying an airplane faster than sound, of going to exotic places to do dangerous things, and, best of all, holding my newborn daughter in my arms. But, you see, I'm not anything special, in that regard. nor have I really done any great things. But I know folks who have, and I'm glad to sit and listen to them any time. Great post which promptss me to raise a point I have been thinking about for some little time. Among RAM regulars there is obviously a wealth of valuable aviation knowledge, but it seems to be overshadowed by bickering. I'd like to suggest that RAM regulars donate some of their knowledge to wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia which expands rapidly every day. Some of you may already, but I'd guess most don't. Wikipedia is being compiled by thousands of people worldwide in several languages, and anyone can post information or edit existing information. However, wikipedia is about facts, and bias/points of view/flames/vandalism etc are taboo and quickly edited out by sysops. Deliberate vandals are soon blocked from contributing (I don't know how). I'm positive that contributions by RAM regulars would make wikipedia a much richer reference tool. It's at http://en.wikipedia.org/ or if you'd like to go direct to the mil aviation section that's at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Aviation. You will see pages that contain very little, or glaring ommissions. That's because wikipedia compilation is ongoing and some categories await the submission of factual information from people like RAM regulars. I'd strongly suggest that anyone thinking of contributing/editing should first read style etc guidelines and experiment on the site. I think RAM would be a very good place for wikipedia military contributors/editors to discuss controversial info before agreeing what is factual and could be posted to wikipedia. And if some of the hostility here could be replaced by thoughtful discussion to determine those facts, it would be a more valuable use of time. I asked a question here a few days ago, and based on a response from Bill Silvey (and others), was able to amend wikipedia with factual information which removed an inference of uniqueness attributed to the B_2. Cheers ronh |
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