362436 (Ron) wrote in
:

I thought that too...until my first Global Power sortie. 28+
hours and when we
landed they poured me out of the jet and my head and back hurt
for three days.
I'm here to tell you they're no fun.....novel, but not fun. My
comfort limit is
24 hours. Anything longer and I'm in pain.

Do you get to stretch your legs much during such a flight?


BUFDRVR


I can just imagine what my grandfathers 40+ hour flights in the
RB-36 must have been like..

I came over this tidbit while reading up on the RB-36:

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/histo...twwii/rb36.htm



Regards...