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Robert Bonomi
 
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LRod wrote:
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 09:19:37 -0500, Robatoy
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Rob---who once was removed from under his hat by firing a 'light' load
from a 460 WeatherbyMk5, another one of those devices that just felt and
looked right.
I'm sure many of you here have similar things that would fit that
elusive category.


There's an old saying in aviation, if it looks good, it'll fly good.
Two of the best looking airplanes ever, in my opinion, were the P-51
Mustang, and the Lockheed Constellation. By all accounts they were
delights to fly.

What brings that to mind is watching the TV program that documented
the X-plane competition to determine which aircraft will be developed
to replace the F-22 just coming on line. Both of the X-planes were the
butt ugliest planes I've ever seen (even more so than the F-117) and
amazingly, the DoD selected the uglier of the two.


"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." grin

Military aircraft design considers only as an 'afterthought' how
easy or 'delightful' the plane is to fly.

Pretty much everything else pales into insignificance, vs the ability
to 'get the mission accomplished'.