Yep.
the day that albert einstein feared may have finally arrived
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so true
Couldn't be any truer.
As I read this on my iPhone?????
Yep....it finally happened ha ha ha
thought it happend quite some time ago. LOL
that Einstein fella was purty smart......
If it were not for a cell phone, some folks would not be able to communicate at all.......:cool:
"...when the average person can no longer individually operate or repair the technology that sustains their current standard of living, societyas a whole stands at the edge of a cliff." Perform your own medical treatment? Operate a television or cable system? Fly an F-18? Prepare and safely store our own food? Build and maintain your own vehicle AND make fuel for it? Kinda scary when you think about it...
LT, I can do all the above except remove my own hemroids. I could get that F18 in the air, but I would need a golden parachute to get back down.
I had to read it on my computer. Am I out of date? Where do I apply for a gubmint phone? Will they mail it to me?
DP
Actually, from what have seen the F-16 and 18 both are rather easy to basically fly, BUT are designed to be inheritantly unstable ie VERY easy to manouver. Greatest danger to a novice pilots are ground looping or loss of lift/ stability at high speed. Again, computer assisted recovery at altitude will almost always allow recovery. At LOW altitude, only option is grab the yellow and black upper or lower "EXIT" handle(s) and jeck towards yourself REAL HARD. Ejection sequence puts you under rip-stop nylon approx 3 seconds later. Volunteered to do human test subject ejections at NAS China Lake back in the 1980`s but was never allowed to. Take the rocket ride...wanted to get a "Tee" shirt that reads "I fly ACES II" But did help pack 6 that were used successfully, as well as several life preservers and rafts that worked.