Poodles.  DH's best aircraft were all wood and canvas.  Come to think of it,
*all* the worlds all-time best aircraft were wood and canvas.  And
tail-draggers.  Tricycle gear is for wimps.  Frankly, I think the world
would be a better place if all the 747's, et. al. were replaced with
DH-84's, DH-86's, and DH-89's.  At the very least it'd be a prettier world.

Bob "...the aero-Luddite..." Jarvis
Compuware @ Timken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Rowledge [mailto:tim at sumeru.stanford.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 3:56 PM
> To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> Subject: Re: [OT] RE: Flight or Fright; was: Re: Object Format
> 
> 
> "Jarvis, Robert P. (Contingent)" <Jarvisb at timken.com> is 
> claimed by the authorities to have written:
> 
> > De Havilland?!?  So it's got fabric covered wings and an 
> inverted inline
> > engine (ala the Tiger Moth, Gypsy Moth, and Dragon Rapide)? 
>  And you expect
> > this thing to be *fast*?!?!?!?
> Ever heard of the Mosquito? One of the faster propellor 
> driven aircraft
> ever to be built - twin Merlins (as designed by my great-uncle Sir
> Arthur) and plywood construction. Used in the 633 Squadron raids etc
> etc.
> 
> Then there was the Vampire & Venom fast jet fighters and of course the
> DH108 was the first supersonic jet. And the DH 106 Comet, the worlds
> first jet airliner.
> 
> So yes, I can expect this thing to be reasonably fast, if not quite as
> flashy as some others. :-)
> 
> tim
> 
> -- 
> Tim Rowledge, tim at sumeru.stanford.edu, http://sumeru.stanford.edu/tim
> Useful random insult:- She worries about the calories licking 
> stamps and envelopes.
> 
> 


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