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04-01-2006, 05:16 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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read thei little snippet of how this group plan to use former russian carrier as a stopover between the US and Hawaii http://www.aero-news.net/news/commbu...5005&Dynamic=1
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04-01-2006, 05:40 AM
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#2 | | World Traveler
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04-01-2006, 07:32 AM
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#3 | | He who does not skim
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04-01-2006, 10:00 AM
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| I bet their insurance costs will be astonomical. Plus no matter how big a ship is, its still subject to rolling in the swells which would be a landing hazard for pilots to trained to handle that.
I think its a non starter.
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04-01-2006, 11:30 AM
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| Syscom is dead right, insurance companies wouldn't go near it, how do the planes stop without arrester gear, operating costs are huge for a carrier and they expect landing fees to cover it.
This smells like an April Fool joke | |
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04-01-2006, 11:46 AM
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#6 | | He who does not skim
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04-01-2006, 03:24 PM
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#7 | | World Traveler
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Country: | Agreed, I would say there would be lots of accidents as well with non-carrier trained pilots landing with no arrestor gear... Probably is an April Fool...
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04-01-2006, 08:13 PM
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i was gonna pull it after about 5 minutes when i realized it was a joke but figured maybe it'll suck someone else in
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04-01-2006, 08:49 PM
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#9 | | He who does not skim
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04-01-2006, 10:59 PM
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#10 | | Der Crewchief
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04-02-2006, 12:03 AM
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#11 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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04-02-2006, 08:59 AM
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04-02-2006, 10:04 AM
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#13 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Why would you like to see that? That is dumb.
You obviously read a Tom Clancy book and by the way he flew the 747 into the Whitehouse not into an Aircraft Carrier.
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04-03-2006, 10:54 AM
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| I thought in that book that some dude flew his F-16 into the 747 before it hits the whitehouse (he had no bullets or missiles) and saves the day?
or am I thinking of a Dale Brown book?
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04-08-2006, 03:26 AM
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#15 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | even i can see that's a joke, it even has funny by the title..........
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