I wanted to be a Marine but they wouldn't take me - my head wouldn't fit in a jar.

 

I prefer smaller aircraft.

 

I cant wait to see how the JSF / F-35 does in action

 

Bird AA-1 is in flight testing, a couple of days ago it did 8 rolls, and I ain't talking of baking goods. We can hear it take off with full afterburner, LOUD!

 

Imagine two CF-18s at the same time, shook the entire building and I couldnt hear a thing over the phone

 

That's how it is with one afterburner takeoff at the plant.

 

I can hear the tests on the Rolls engines from the overhaul facility some nights, cant imagine how loud it would be inside. Its funny with the customers, I can tell when the planes are full up by how high they run up the engines on takeoff, they are always amazed how I know that. When the building shakes from a 737 you know its packed

 

Nice.

 

Can this one carry a 2000 lb JDAM? Kind of an oversight they made with the Raptor.

 

The funniest one ever was with the other airline I was working for. The maintenance guys were doing a test on one of the SAABs. Ran the engine up too high, plane jumped the chocks and the prop took out one of the trucks. A piece from one blade of the prop went across the airfield and hit the control tower. Dangerous, but damn was it funny.

 

No way, dangerous?

 

Well, the base manager got a new company truck outta the deal

 

Good way to get an upgrade, unless you're in it.

 

He went from a reg cab Ram (same as maint) to a newer F150 crewcab, so I guess he wasnt too upset about it.

 

That's a good upgrade.