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I love it.

You mean we have a Raccoon in the membership.:whistle:

Brother Ahab I agree about passengers. The human component can also work in other ways. In 1991 Douglas Aircraft developed and flew the Douglas MD-91 with (UHB) Ultra High Bypass engines. These engines had superior fuel economy compared to high bypass jet turbofans, and could take off and land...

Brother Ahab, mines taking the month off.:deadhorse:

Welcome aboard from Nevada, USA.

From the Diesel Place.

When, where, does it run???

I agree. Take it home on a trailer or flat tow, and then do the rest at home.

Brother Ahab. Take a look at where the world is going. They want to do away with Airline & Military Pilots, Train Engineers, Truck Drivers, Cabbies and Ships Captains. How many jobs do you think are going the way of the DoDo bird due to automation. And no, I don't think these companies are...

Chaplain, the ME-323s clamshell doors are similar to those on the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. Neat aircraft thanks for the post.

And a spot for an ice chest and BBQ.

Guyfang, this freshly rebuilt C-5M crashed at Dover AFB in 2006. The entire crew survived, and the investigation revealed that errors were made by the Pilot & Flight Engineer. The only C-17 lost was ship 63 that crashed with the loss of crew, at Elmendorf AFB while practicing for an upcoming...

CMPPhil........you nailed it!:goodjob:

Welcome aboard from Nevada.

Looks like some great country up there...........now if there just wasn't any bears.:sad:

It has California mandated Hush Kit.:whistle:

It's a B17G model and 5000th aircraft, so I'll guess 1943/1944.

That's cool, great story Dave.

The 5000th B-17G. Some of these folks from WW2 were still on the job when I started working for Douglas in 1979.