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On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:29:41 -0400, clipka wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> Yep. And ugly as h*ll, too. But quite an amazing piece of
>> engineering. :-)
>
> Absolutely, it does well deserve its nickname "Warthog". And yes, it's
> amazing to read about all the designers thought of.
Yeah, it really is amazing. (I think that word is overused, but in this
case, well earned).
> Only semi-retractable main landing gear? Duh! I thought that was
> obsolete since WW2... but then again, if getting beaten up is part of
> the standard mission profile, you gotta think of how to land if (or
> rather, when) the gear is jammed in the "up" position...
Absolutely. Now I need to find a model for my flight sim. :-)
Jim
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