Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:51 PM 9/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: >> > >> >the A-10 is built around this behemoth, and when it fires it >> >produces 19,000 lbs of recoil. each of the two engines on the >> >A-10 produces 9,000 lbs of thrust. do the math. One of my niece's best friends is Kim Campbell (KC... Killer Chick) who is the "best" A-10 pilot ever. She is the one that, after taking out n-number of tanks in support of our troops in Baghdad, took too many hits herself and ended up with a very disabled A-10. Riddled tail and engine, and the hydraulic's out, she managed to manually fly her A-10 back to Kuwait and make a perfect landing. This was never done before. Every previous attempt ended up in a destroyed aircraft. My niece got married two Saturdays ago and Kim was able to attend. ~5'10", thin (115lbs), looks and acts like any other chick her age. Lots of great stories. Her goal is to become an astronaut. Worth looking at... http://www.talkingproud.us/EditorChoice041103.html JB - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html