OFF: UK Charts

[Hall, Russell J]

        After working on the B-1's for several years, I guess that I take
the sight a little for granted.  But, true, a B-1 is an impressive sight.
Looks like a HUGE fighter and after talking with crews, they tend to fly it
that way.  And after visitng the crash site of one (Van Horn, TX), well . .
. it really isn't a fighter after all.

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> From:         John A Swartz[SMTP:jswartz at MBUNIX.MITRE.ORG]
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> >The scariest-looking plane I've ever seen was a B-1 bomber at an air
> show a couple years ago.  The matte paint job, and the ominous
> plackard next to the plane casually telling us that this one plane
> could level 30 cities with cruise missiles, the fact that this
> relatively-small-looking plane could carry a much larger payload than
> a B-52.  And the SMG-armed, beret-wearing APs stationed around the
> plane to keep spectators from getting too close...Well, it was quite
> a sight...
>
> Saw a few fly-bys of one of these babies a few years back.  Very cool.
> On the last flyby, the nose went up about 60 degrees and this thing
> took off like a rocket.  Cool.
>
> John
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