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September 8th 03, 11:55 PM
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"Ed Wischmeyer" wrote...
The amazing thing is that those planes, as big as they are, are pure cable controlled, (Boost Tabs) except for flaps. The fly like fighters, banking in and out of water pickup sites. IIRC, DC-9s and MD-80s are all cable, except for hydraulics to the rudder. One joke is that the "DC" stands for "direct cable." Thought the tabs were called servo tabs, not boost tabs... Apparently the Martin Mars (the 4 engine red and white jobbies) are float only and not amphib... The history of them is available he http://www.martinmars.com http://www.vectorsite.net/avmars.html http://www.jimmyhoward.com/Martin-Mars-history.shtml 
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