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03-09-2011, 05:59 PM

#61201

cessna157

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Originally Posted by Columbia

Next stop for her, Wright Pat AFB.

Are you certain? I thought I had heard that she was headed to the Smithsonian, Atlantis to Dayton, and there was still speculation on Endeavour

03-09-2011, 06:16 PM

#61202

forgot to bid

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Originally Posted by cessna157

They touched down 2,100 feet down the runway at 195 knots, no they did not stop in 5,000 feet. They are towing it back to the OPF. They usually use up about 10,000 feet.

Don't ruin the fun! parachutes and retro rockets.

03-09-2011, 06:17 PM

#61203

Boomer

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

Don't ruin the fun! parachutes and retro rockets.

They landed her in 400 feet once using JATO bottles and a soccer field.

03-09-2011, 06:20 PM

#61204

80ktsClamp

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Originally Posted by Boomer

They landed her in 400 feet once using JATO bottles and a soccer field.

They had to get a DC-9 captain to pull that one off.

03-09-2011, 06:21 PM

#61205

Boomer

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Originally Posted by cessna157

Are you certain? I thought I had heard that she was headed to the Smithsonian, Atlantis to Dayton, and there was still speculation on Endeavour

If Discovery goes to Smithsonian, maybe Enterprise goes somewhere else?

03-09-2011, 06:22 PM

#61206

Boomer

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

They had to get a DC-9 captain to pull that one off.

I thought the -9 Captain was the one who flew her back out?

03-09-2011, 06:30 PM

#61207

scambo1

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Originally Posted by Boomer

I thought the -9 Captain was the one who flew her back out?

Yes and we all know who that was...Nuke now? nope. new kay know? nope. NewKnow? yup.

03-09-2011, 06:37 PM

#61208

80ktsClamp

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Originally Posted by Boomer

If Discovery goes to Smithsonian, maybe Enterprise goes somewhere else?

I'm gonna put that thing on a stick in my front yard.

03-09-2011, 06:40 PM

#61209

UncleSam

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Originally Posted by Boomer

For what it's worth, the RJDC guy quit Comair last week. He put up a letter in the crewroom that said, and I'm paraphrasing:

"I see no future for Comair. The end is very near. I could be wrong, but I doubt it. Good luck, I'm outa here!"

Just saw where Comair is advertising for both a chief pilot & a fleet captain. Any takers?