Why We Lost The Vietnam War

"Spiv" wrote in message
...

IT is? It wasn't! If you want that topic then change the subject.


Well, the subject is "Why We Lost The Vietnam War". I responded to your
statement, "The world's first transatlantic service was by the Comet not the
707." Your statement is incorrect.

"Spiv" wrote in message
...

Do some reading.


I have. That's why I can confidently state that the design of the 707 was
not influenced by the Comet.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
link.net...

"Spiv" wrote in message
...

IT is? It wasn't! If you want that topic then change the subject.


Well, the subject is "Why We Lost The Vietnam War". I responded to your
statement, "The world's first transatlantic service was by the Comet not
the
707." Your statement is incorrect.

Just admit you got it wrong and stop carping on.

"Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message
. ..
"Spiv" wrote:

No! Since we have to keep reminding the British
that the *Vikings*, not the British discovered New Foundland.
And when they did it, there *was no* Atlantic Ocean.

Did this ocean appear afterwards?

Boy, those Vikings must be older than I thought... :-)

Yes, they must have walked over with dinosaurs when it was all one
continental mass.

"Presidente Alcazar" wrote in
message ...
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:10:36 -0700, Ed Rasimus
wrote:

What does the cross-posting of this DeHavilland Comet discussion to
rec.aviation.military under the subject "Why We lost the Vietnam War"
mean????????

It means you should have swapped your Thud for a Comet and then the
North Vietnamese politburo would have been on their knees begging for
mercy within days. If they'd tried to hold out, you could have
threatened them with Dan Air Charter flight economy-class seats and
their final ounce of defiance would have evaporated.

Gavin Bailey


Is that anything like the bucket seats of the C-47?

"Spiv" wrote in message
...

Just admit you got it wrong and stop carping on.


What do you believe I got wrong? Do you believe the statement, "The world's
first transatlantic service was by the Comet not the 707" is correct?

"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" wrote in message
...

[1] Though the Ilyshin-62 certainly suggests - by eye at least - that
someone had taken a long, hard look at a Super VC10 before picking
up their pencil.

I have a suggestion about the Ilyshin-62, *stay away*. I flew on a CSA
Il-62 out of Beirut in 1993. The seating, even in first class, was like
being strapped into a lawn chair. The pitch of the seats was generous,
but you could not reach the seat pocket without unbuckling your seat
belt. The baggage handlers put my dog and her crate in the passenger
cabin with us because they could not be sure of she would not freeze in
the hold.
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
(If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.)

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 05:57:03 -0800, "D. Patterson"
wrote:

What does the cross-posting of this DeHavilland Comet discussion to
rec.aviation.military under the subject "Why We lost the Vietnam War"
mean????????

It means you should have swapped your Thud for a Comet and then the
North Vietnamese politburo would have been on their knees begging for
mercy within days. If they'd tried to hold out, you could have
threatened them with Dan Air Charter flight economy-class seats and
their final ounce of defiance would have evaporated.

Is that anything like the bucket seats of the C-47?

Dude, never mind the flyboys, the men with the real asses of steel
drove FFR Land Rovers. The short wheel-base versions.

Oh yeah, baby.

Gavin Bailey

"D. Patterson" wrote in message
...

"Presidente Alcazar" wrote in
message ...
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:10:36 -0700, Ed Rasimus
wrote:

What does the cross-posting of this DeHavilland Comet discussion to
rec.aviation.military under the subject "Why We lost the Vietnam War"
mean????????

It means you should have swapped your Thud for a Comet and then the
North Vietnamese politburo would have been on their knees begging for
mercy within days. If they'd tried to hold out, you could have
threatened them with Dan Air Charter flight economy-class seats and
their final ounce of defiance would have evaporated.

Gavin Bailey


Is that anything like the bucket seats of the C-47?

Careful, now. You're speaking of the woman I love. I used to snooze stretched
out on those bucket seats on many a flight even if they did leave horizontal
welts across my shoulders and butt. (^-^)))

George Z.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote...

So how does a 747 with an intact pressure vessel sink?

Slowly, via water intake through the outflow valves that are normally open
at/near landing altitude. Depending on how far submerged the fuselage is, the
negative pressure relief valves in the cargo doors could also let in water.