🚀 go-pugleaf

Devens Wrote:

> I think you must have not read the article you were replying to, because
> you would have answered it had you read it and understood it.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
<=======================================================>

 MWE: There isn't much real difference between the KC-135 and the 707.
The 135 was built by Boeing and sold to the Air Force without a
contract. IOW, Boeing took a chance that the Air Force would buy it.
There certainly isn't any "Armor" on the 135. If it takes a hit, it
will suffer as much, or more, damage than the 707 will. I say more -
because of the extra fuel carried on the tankers..

 Keep in mind that tankers do not normally operate in high threat
areas. They pass fuel to fighters and bombers on the way TO, or on the
way BACK from missions.

 Last item.. This conversation started as "Theory" and was presumed to
be centered around hand guns being fired inside of Civilian Airliners.
Now, we are talking about Military Aircraft and battle damage? Let's
get REAL here people.. One subject does NOT equate to the other!
-- 

   (Mike Eglestone)

Join the World Wide Effort to help SETI locate ET

Visit  http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu

Download a simple program that Thousands of people World Wide run as a
screen saver/data analyzer. SETI sends you a block of Radio Telescope
Data, your screen saver does the analysis, the results are returned to
SETI and a new piece of data is sent to you. It's easy, painless, and
it's for a good cause. 

<==============>

Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent and reboot. Order shall return.

--Windows 98

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct even 
though it's inconvenient, unprofitable or dangerous  to do so.

--Walter Lippmann