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hi,<br><br>
i remember drawing a picture of the Tomcat as a kid - from a picture that
only suggested what it might look like. the craft was still being
designed.<br><br>
i have a short clip of the destruction of the Chrysler Turbine Car: an
equally ambitious project that put turbine cars into hands of a
cross-section of American drivers. it is just as sad to watch.<br><br>
back then, the future seemed so "futuristic". nowadays, it
seems something almost no one envisions or talks about.<br><br>
- adm - <br><br>
At 06:41 AM 8/17/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">At 07:13 p.m. 17/08/2006, you
wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Sean,<br><br>
Thanks for the link ... I'm speechless watching the clip.<br><br>
It was the first fighter jet (a cheap plastic toy) I got when I was
9<br>
years old, and that became the reason I still love everything with
metal<br>
wings ... Now it's time to say goodbye.</blockquote><br>
Its crazy the emotions that something like this can stir up! I
watched in almost disbelief, I mean I knew that the Tomcat was gone, but
somehow I just couldn't believe it. Whenever I imagine a carrier
deck, the ole' Turkey is a prominent feature!<br><br>
Talking first-jet memories, I remember seeing a cut-away drawing of and
F-4 Phantom when I was a kid, and ever since, THAT is the image I see
whenever I think of a fast jet. Still have that book actually,
sitting on the shelf all dog-eared :)<br><br>
Ahh memories :)<br><br>
SeanG<br><br>
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Alan D.
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