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April 27th 04, 07:19 PM
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:59:39 -0400, Tony Verhulst
wrote: Did you know that the F-104 Starfighter not only would not recover from a spin, but would not recover from a stall either? A stall would immediately lead to a departure from controlled flight, generally unrecoverable. About what you'd expect from a 20,000+ pound fuselage with a 7.5 foot long wing stuck on each side. Yet it had quite a career. Especially in the German airforce. "What's the best way to see a German F104?". "You buy a lawn chair and a hectare of land and wait." ...... from an album by Captain Lockheed and the Star Fighters (aka Hawkwind) IIRC. Great cover art too. -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon : co : Zappa fan & glider pilot uk : 
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