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An aircraft with a sextant
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Sep 2, 13:50 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Sep 2, 13:50 -0700
A description of the interior of a KC-135 tanker: "The cockpit is even more startling. Time capsule doesn't begin to describe it. The navigator's desk is held together by duct tape. The seats are covered with Mad Men-era light shag. There's even a sextant still embedded in the ceiling of the cockpit - in case anyone needs to navigate by starlight." The article is entitled "Ancient Jet Keeps the U.S. Air War Flying". Ancient. Bah. It's only fifty years old. You can read the rest of it here: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/08/the-eisenhower-era-jet-that-keeps-the-air-force-aloft/ -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
