[simpits-tech] OT again - but wow :-)

[Ben Jones]

Shit not even i could have written a witty reply like that........ dang it 
was good <snicker>

ben

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Simon Bennett" <servantofcthulhu at hotmail.com>
To: <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 5:45 AM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] OT again - but wow :-)


> Nowadays you don't brand an airplane. Traditionally ownership is denoted 
> by
> registration numbers and such, which are usually painted on; a red-hot 
> brand
> will just damage the paint and might cause sheet metal damage (you can bet
> the maintenance personnel would shit a brick if you tried).
>
> They did experiment with such things, back in the barnstorming days when
> airplane rustling was a more serious problem than it is in modern times, 
> but
> back  then the fragile wood-and-fabric flying machines tended to burst 
> into
> flames more often than not, and the procedure was quickly abandoned.
>
>
>
> P.S. Roy, which one are you working on? Is it G-ANCF?
>
>>From: Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com>
>>Reply-To: Simulator Cockpit tech list <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
>>To: Simulator Cockpit tech list <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
>>Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] OT again - but wow  :-)
>>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:38:16 -0800 (PST)
>>
>> > At 09:16 AM 1/19/2007 -0800, you wrote:
>> > > > Our next project is...
>> > > >
>> > > > http://jetstream-club.org/brit.jpg
>> > > >
>> > > > Huge amount of work but a once in a lifetime chance.
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >Looks in pretty good shape.  What is it?
>> >
>> > They call it a "Airplane"
>> >
>> >
>>Yeah ok.  I had that coming. :)
>>
>>Roy, what _brand_ of airplane is it?
>>
>>g.
>>
>>--
>>"I'm not crazy, I'm plausibly off-nominal!"
>>
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