Kraig,
don't know if the Yomama engineers know about that switch but
it sounds VERY GOOD to me. my a## was saved more than once by some HARD
flying air wing aviators more than once.
steve/squid/yarddog/#1131
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Where did the name V-Max come from?
>Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 18:23:59 EDT
>
>Does anyone know for sure? There is a red safely flap covered switch in
>all
>front line fighters that the US Air Force and all of it's allies employ.
>It's called the "V-Max" Switch. It is wired in the closed position during
>peace times; but in times of war, the fighter pilot has access to this
>switch, usually located under the right canopy rail. If he finds his a**
>in
>a sling he can throw this switch which allows him to over rev the turbine
>thus gaining higher velocity I.E.: V-Max. Is this the origin of the name?
>
>Kraig
>The "P-51" Long Range Max
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