Maybe he is talking about the "turkey feathers" on a F110-GE-400 or
the TF-30's on the Tomcat? Either way his message don't make sense!
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 22:00:31 -0800, "Larry"
wrote:

Some guy thought he knew what he was talking about when he spouted:
"Don't know how they're made but the tail feathers are used to form the
variable geometry exhaust nozzle. They close down or open up to control
the jet exhaust and hence thrust.
LMAO! Nope- not even close.

Prowlers and Intruders (all flavors of the A-6 family) just got a little
bend in the exhaust- nothing more.

Thanks for the chuckle! :-)