@Delta L1011 Yes, I've always been a socially Conservative hippy which sounds odd but I had some great times and wonderful life experiences, we would definitely have alot in common....
Wow, aircraft, cheap goods and the autobahn, Germany must have been your Disney land.
I just recently watched the Boeing documentary on Netflix. It was sad to watch the rise and fall of a proud successful American company. Hopefully they can bounce back with proper leadership ?
You mentioned airplanes but if your also interested in helicopters, there's a great book by a British Apache pilot called Ed Macy called 'Hellfire' that was a fascinating read. He goes into detail on all the upgrades we (Britain) made to the Apache after purchasing them from the US for a hefty sum then doing a major remodelling to our engineers own designs to make them better. Quite unusual from us since the US usually gets all the cool military toys. They spent a fortune upgrading an already expensive helicopter and Ed Macy was one of the first pilots. He goes into details on how complex they are to fly because only a small percentage of the population has the ability to use their two eyes to work independently from one another. Its a fascinating read and goes into detail of his time in Afghanistan. Definitely worth the read, I worried it would be too technical for me but he does a great job getting the balance right for a diverse readership.
I'm off to bed since its late O'clock here and I'll just start posting gibberish soon.
Good night America
@Chancer "I used to love to ride on the autobahn" (from Munchen to Nurnberg), as well as Nurnberg to Munchen, or, after a flight to Germany....@Munich's Flughafen Franz-Josef Strauss International Airport. After arrival & connected S1 & S8 to Hauptbahnhof
Munchen, I would love to ride on the autobahn, for a brief trip, with a large V8 engine, in a BMW 7 series sedan !!! But, the
Porsche 911's, with the whale tail wing, would pass me, on the fast lane, it appeared about 175 MPH + LOL !!!
How I miss the autobahn.............verses........
in the USA, I miss the autobahn, (except on occasionally, in the rural Southwest, of NW Arizona, & some places in rural
New Mexico, as long as I had a up to date Fuzzbuster (old school for a radar detector) for the USA Hertz Adrenalin Muscle
Cars and the Penske Muscle Cars. (but it is still dangerous), even in the rural roads of SW USA, if one gets caught, the consequences
are very harsh! One can lose their USA drivers license, with reciprocity in all 50 states, for at least one year, if not jail time, for
driving past 100+ MPH, or 110 MPH+ in the USA. The last time, I tried driving a Penske, 420+ HP supercharged, 2014 Mustang
I clocked the dash installed E,T. monitor, and this hot rod, all Black with a wide yellow stripe, would go from 0 to 60 MPH in only
4.4 seconds, in October of 2013, in Southern Arizona, on a rural road, (Pima County west of Tucson AZ) and/or another place
very rural in the Desert SW, was near Monument Valley (near 4 Corners) in extreme NW Arizona, near the New Mexico state line,
& the Utah border. Just saying. Parts of very rural New Mexico, I have used before, but, about 8 to 10 years ago. Carroll Shelby
Mustangs, Hemi Dodge Challenger SST, or, Camero SS Coupes. It is most unpractical, now, with urban sprawl, (USA) & the age
factor now. (to be safe & responsible), in most of the congested metro cities in the USA.
Finally, in summation,
@Chancer, I sincerely appreciate your insight on Boeing Aircraft. I have not seen the Netflix news documentary on
Boeing Aircraft. However, IMO, the Boeing 737 MAX, was a thorn in Boeing Aircrafts side. As well as the end in sight of the 50+ year
production of the Boeing 747, with limited production now of the B747-8 series, the B767 series, (another wide body, & the end of what
I call a "cattle car" , the Boeing 757, which replaced the Boeing 727, with the last year of the B757 in year 2004. My long term favorite for
Boeing was the introduction of the jet age, the Boeing 707. Long discontinued. As I remember Airbus, with the Airbus A300, engaged in
a agreement with former Eastern Airlines, that, from all accounts, saved Airbus from Failure, due to liberal contracts with former EAL,
Miami, Fl in 1977, to the mid 1980's, otherwise, they might have failed. As you said, I sincerely hope Boeing will come back as a leading
aircraft & aviation pioneer.
I also appreciated your prospective on Ed Macy with the helicopters, from his book on the British Apache helicopters. As my former
brother in law, who was a professor for the helicopter pilots who were assigned to Afghansistan in Germany, who tutored the pilots &
families & children of the Military pilots in Germany, I shall plan to read the book you suggested, by Ed Macy. I thank you n advance
for your intelligent insight, on the subjects at hand.
As I am -5GMT, on ESt, it is also my bedtime, as it is past 01::00 hours in the EST time zone in USA. Bedtime for me, too.
Sorry, not corrected for spelling errors, as it is even late in the evening for me.
with kindest regards, I am.
Robert
