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If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the
initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes far safer, and saved many lives. Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War???? Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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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???????? I take responsibility for this. I thought that as Comet and B707 were both used as military variants it would be of interest to some here. No idea where the subject line came from! Change it if you wish... John |
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ArtKramr wrote:
If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes far safer, and saved many lives. Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War???? If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did! John |
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Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: John Mullen Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: ArtKramr wrote: If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes far safer, and saved many lives. Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War???? If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did! John WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-)) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War From: John Mullen Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: ArtKramr wrote: If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes far safer, and saved many lives. Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War???? If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did! John WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-)) Only because FDR had the political will to win the war. Unlike LBJ, who was more interested in Lady Bird's company Brown and Root paving Viet Nam. |
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Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War
From: "Tarver Engineering" Date: 1/25/04 12:37 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: "ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War From: John Mullen Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: ArtKramr wrote: If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes far safer, and saved many lives. Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War???? If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did! John WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-)) Only because FDR had the political will to win the war. Unlike LBJ, who was more interested in Lady Bird's company Brown and Root paving Viet Nam. There were 11 million of us under arms that made that will happen. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War From: "Tarver Engineering" Date: 1/25/04 12:37 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: "ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Why We Lost The Vietnam War From: John Mullen Date: 1/25/04 11:40 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: ArtKramr wrote: If a more powerful engine (and thicker skin) and oval windows used in the initial design, it would have worked very well. But!!!! Many subsequent planes would have fallen out of the sky with the problems the Comet had in metal fatigue, etc. In hindsight the Comets research made all jet planes far safer, and saved many lives. Y'mean the Comet is why we lost the Vietnam War???? If you'd had the Comet, you'd have lost it even faster than you did! John WRONG. We won every war I ever fought in. ((:-)) Only because FDR had the political will to win the war. Unlike LBJ, who was more interested in Lady Bird's company Brown and Root paving Viet Nam. There were 11 million of us under arms that made that will happen. I don't doubt the contribution of men under arms during WWII. I am pleased that when we have a discussion about Bastogne I can contribute more than just wondering if my father changed the Wolf's spark plugs. |
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(ArtKramr) wrote:
There were 11 million of us under arms that made that will happen. Win or lose; 140 million Americans (U.S. population in 1945) and 214 million Americans (U.S. population in 1975) made it happen. |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... IT was a larger plane with 10 years of the Comet before it to fall back on. The world's first transatlantic service was by the Comet not the 707. Wrong, the pressurised Boeing Stratocruiser and Lockheed Constellations were running transatlantic services before either Comet or the 707. We are on about jets. Can't you focus for once? The Comet IV lacked the range to fly the Atlantic non stop and the first jet non stop service was launched in August 1959 using the Boeing 727-320 Can't you do anything right? http://user.itl.net/~colonial/comet/history.html On the 4th October 1958 two B.O.A.C. Comet 4s inaugurated the first regular transatlantic jet passenger service - another first for British innovation. Better plane? The Nimrod, which still fly's today, is a "Comet". --- -- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 19/01/2004 |
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