The Air Force even advertised "THE SOUND of FREEDOM"


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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
. ..
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| "Dan Luke" wrote in message
| ...
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| "Kyle Boatright" wrote:
| ..the F-86, with far more engine power and a swept wing
was *barely*
| supersonic, and only in a steep dive.
|
| Back in 1952, I was a little kid living on Williams AFB
in Arizona. In
| those days, nobody made so much fuss about noise, and
the F-86 jocks on
| the base regularly made everyone jump with mach 1+
dives. We kids loved
| it.
|
| --
| Dan
| C172RG at BFM
|
| Aaah, the good old days. When airplane noise was a good
thing and being a
| pilot was a novel and respected profession or avocation.
Unlike today when
| there are plenty of folks out there who'd legislate us out
of "their" skies
| in a minute...
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| KB
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