> > On Jan 16, 2009, at 17:09 , John Francis wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 09:39:54AM +0900, David Savage wrote: > >> And lets not forget to mention the engineers that designed a plane > >> that doesn't fall apart when it gets wet in the wash. > > > > Yeah - that impressed me, too. The darn thing floated four miles > > downstream, and was snagged and tied up safely before it > got to sink! > > > Wouldn't have made it that far, or stayed as intact if the engine > pylons hadn't sheered off and dropped those heavy beasts to > the bottom > of the river. Don't know if it was the engineering (probably was a > factor) that the engines would drop off before the wing spars broke. >
Good job nobody flicked the "Wings stay on / Wings fall off" switch. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
