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Article #2343Re: "Concealed Carry" laws STOP SHOOTING SPREES!
From: Merlin Dorfman
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00
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devens@technologist.com wrote:
: You say you are familiar with the KC-135 tankers, which, IIRC, are based
: on the same basic airframe as the 707, and should have been equiped with
: any major enhancements to safety, particularly as KC-135's are much more
: likely to be damaged in flight than 707's are, given that civilian
: aircraft are normally going to go AWAY from potential threats, while it
: may be neccesary for a tanker to stay near threats to refuel aircraft
: that are returning from attacks on them.
I wouldn't bet the rent money on it, but my understanding is that
combat aircraft, beginning with the B-29 in WW II, de-pressurized (i.e.,
the crew went on oxygen masks) in a combat situation, in large part to
avoid the dangers of sudden depressurization.
: On the other hand, it is also quite possible that the 707 didn't get
: such a piece of technology as regular equipment and one was used as a
: technology demonstrator to show that the thing works.
Despite some external similarities, the 707 and KC-135 are far from
identical. The 707 has a single-lobe fuselage, while the KC-135's is
double-lobe.
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From: Merlin Dorfman <dorfman@netcom9.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: "Concealed Carry" laws STOP SHOOTING SPREES!
Date: 1999/08/31
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