--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <Dear Phillip, under normal circumstances,I would > have forwarded your > recommendations to my friend, Admiral Arun Prakash, > the Chief Of the Naval > Staff, but Im worried that he may laugh so hard, > that he may fall out of his > chair. The old single prop Tiger Moths used to > barely make it to the end of > the runaway during takeoff at Juhu, and you want the > Navy to fly fighter > aircraft from there! wow!regards, Gilbert.> [March > 18] >
I know the remark was put to Philip. But here comes a question, dear Gilbert. Is the Juhu airstrip shorter or longer than the runway on an aircraft carrier? Just curious... P.S. I know that carriers employ steam catapults to accelerate aircraft on take-off and arrestors to stop them on landing for non-VTOL/STOL types, so please don't go into these technicalities. Note also that I worked for a technical department of the Brazilian Navy for over 12 years before migrating to Australia. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com