Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html