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Re: Cool
Tom Brosz
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9/21/2002 5:21:41 PM
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Those tubes could hold missiles a lot bigger than cruise missiles.
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The ULTIMATE aeronautical engineering challenge: design a flying supertanker?
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Jacob Samorodin
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9/21/2002 2:35:24 PM
Phew! No one's laughing yet!
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Jacob Samorodin
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9/21/2002 3:55:11 PM
Yet.
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RobVG
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9/21/2002 5:32:28 PM
I'd stick to parachutes
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Larry J
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9/23/2002 2:51:31 PM
Re: I'd stick to parachutes
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gbaikie
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9/23/2002 11:14:40 AM
That's a legendary story of the Gurkas
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Larry J
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9/24/2002 1:16:13 PM
Re: The ULTIMATE aeronautical engineering challenge
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Tom Brosz
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9/21/2002 3:49:51 PM
The Soviets came up with the idea.
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Lee
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9/21/2002 7:56:56 PM
Here's an even better concept picture
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Lee
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9/21/2002 8:03:56 AM
That's no concept, that thing was built!
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Lee
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9/21/2002 8:22:25 AM
That's no concept, that thing was built! Redux
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Lee
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9/21/2002 8:24:15 AM
Neat to look at, but are the practical
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DWC
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9/22/2002 4:35:04 PM
The Ruskies have us beat there to.
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Lee
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9/22/2002 5:28:33 PM
Cool
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RobVG
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9/21/2002 8:46:59 AM
Those six tubes...
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MrPex
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9/21/2002 6:48:03 PM
Nope, they're missiles alright.
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Lee
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9/22/2002 7:27:52 PM
Re: Nope, they're missiles alright.
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RobVG
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9/24/2002 6:25:25 PM
These pics must be Jinxed.
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RobVG
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9/24/2002 6:28:59 PM
Third time's a charm :)
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RobVG
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9/24/2002 6:34:37 PM
Sorry, wrong pic
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MrPex
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9/22/2002 7:33:49 PM
Re: Cool
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Tom Brosz
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9/21/2002 5:21:41 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.