On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:29:41 -0400, clipka wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> 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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