Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 18:10:22 -0700
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Cockpit of a C-141,
was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light,
with surprise ending!
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Speakin of that, I still regret the 69 Westy I almost bought when I got to
Travis in December of 1976. $1900. Clean. Could have gotten a 100% loan from
the credit union. Now that would have been the vehicle for the two years I
spent there. As it was, I bought a 74 Fiat 128 SL and did a lot of car
camping in both it and my GF's Mitsubishi (I think) station wagon.
I still have no idea why I didn't buy the bus. Something about the salesman
jerking me around or something.
tim in san jose
On 5/28/07, Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Flew many a 141 from Misawa airbase to Yakuska and back in '79/81 on Space
> A. 1st time I saw a 141 was on night guard duty at Ft. Dix Thought the
> guy was going to crash - he came in so steep at McGuire.
>
> Wish I would have known about buses back then! Would have some much
> better camping trips!
>
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> '02 Audi A6 Avant
> WWW. Busesbythebeach.com
>
>
> On 5/28/07, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The reason they stretched them was because they could. It was known as
> > one
> > of the most overpowered airplanes in the AF inventory in the late 70's.
> > They
> > could also land in a lot shorter field than a C-5 Galaxy.
> >
> > Now the good thing to come out of the C-141B was the idea for Omar's
> > stretch
> > Westy. I wouldn't call that overpowered though.
> >
> > tim in san jose
> >
> > On 5/28/07, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM > wrote: <SNIP>
> > >
> > > I would be surprised if there were still 4 in the cockpit these days.
> > What
> > > would they all do? Ah yes, pinochle, AF style (double deck)
> > >
> > > <SNIP>
> > >
> > > Sad to relate to all of you, but there are no longer any C-141s on
> > > active duty. Budget restraints, or some such. Same story for the the
> > "G"
> > > model B-52s that I used to have under my care. Maybe it was politics
> > > involving the "new" C-17 Globemaster III for the C-141s. Kind of odd,
> > > though. Most of them got a big airframe and equipment update, then
> > soon
> > > after were retired. Go figure.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
> > case, you ain't got there yet.
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
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Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
case, you ain't got there yet.
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