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Re: Mustangs v Apache
Posted by James D on Sat Mar 09, 2002 06:22:28 AM
In reply top Re: Mustangs v Apache posted by david J burke on Sat Mar 09, 2002 11:28:50 AM
: Yes it would be marvelous to have a flight in the
: former 'Stilletto' (TF-51) but I would much rather watch h
: er from the ground as a pure fighter in P-51D form
: in the same way as watching a Bugatti Type 37 go round Le
: Mans wouldn't quite be the same thing if they added a seco
: nd seat to her - it's not a matter of experiencing it to a
: ppreciate it .
:
You`d really rather watch it from the ground? Really?
I mean, I hate most two seater versions of fighters as they are normally so ugly; just look at those new two seater Me262s - looks like a greenhouse, but I`d still love to see one and I wouldn`t appreciate it any the less for being a new build aircraft. But the TF-51? Its not THAT obvious or ugly is it? Also its the only way I ever expect to fly in one. Come to think of it, if I had to watch it from the ground, I`d rather see it as Stilleto than another TF-51.
I think we can agree to disagree on this one?
Cheers David,
(By the way, what aircraft are you working on? Its been a very long time since I put a spanner on something that flew. I think it was a Navy Wasp helicopter. Like I said, it was a long time ago.)
James D