Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: More on XB-70
From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:45:24 +0100
References: <59.56fea75.2d62d1db@aol.com>

>
> In a message dated 2/16/04 7:08:36 PM, Greg writes:
>
> << Better question for Larry. Here is a very interesting on-line site with
> some answers for you:
>
> http://www.labiker.org/xb70.html
>  >>
>
> Greg,
>
> Thanks for finding this site. My memory was getting hazy after 40 years. I
> never realized that the plane in the USAF museum was the first XB-70,
cleaned up
> and repainted. I always thought that it was it was the third, assembled
from
> spare parts. I worked on the electronics and cockpit instrumentation. What
did
> I know? Now if any Canadians want to find out a lot about the Avro CF-105,
I
> know a lot about that one.
>
> My early work experience in the aerospace industry was full of canceled
> projects. The XB-70, the CF-105, the Dynasoar - the list goes on and on.
It was
> very frustrating. Sort of like the life of a Leica digital camera
designer.
>
> Larry Z
There is a dutchman who is allways facinated by the avro and dynasoar and
forgotten planes like the hustler..best regards,simon jessurun,amsterdam,the
netherlands

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