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Old 04-28-2006, 07:48 PM
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Default Kitplanes in Iraq
Do you think Avery overnights to Kirkuk or Edwards AFB, CA?

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123019621



p.s. Please resist any urge to make this political - it's about an airplane and nothing more...
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Old 04-28-2006, 08:18 PM
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Watched the video, and a tech guy is bending tubing with a cool tool with a crank. G
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Old 04-28-2006, 10:39 PM
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Default Great Video
I have a *very* old laptop, 1998 model IBM Thinkpad 600, and video never works right on it, but that video worked perfectly. Looks like Google, Apple, and Microsoft need to to go to the USAF to learn how to do video.
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Old 04-28-2006, 11:22 PM
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Question Rutan?
I'm surprised they didn't ask for help from Burt Rutan's operation only 20 miles or so away from Edwards.... Lots of composite expertize at Mojave airport...

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Old 04-28-2006, 11:34 PM
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This is likely from Iraq. That is a Comp Air 7, originally built by Aerocomp for the UAE air service. They bought 10 about 4 years ago and gave 3 to Iraq about 2 years ago. Unfortunately one of those went down about a year ago with 2 of our guys and 2 Iraqis on board. Circumstances of that crash to my knowledge have been classified. CAW
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Old 04-29-2006, 01:56 AM
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This is likely from Iraq. That is a Comp Air 7, originally built by Aerocomp for the UAE air service. They bought 10 about 4 years ago and gave 3 to Iraq about 2 years ago. Unfortunately one of those went down about a year ago with 2 of our guys and 2 Iraqis on board. Circumstances of that crash to my knowledge have been classified. CAW
Small correction one AF pilot, one Iraq, and three other Americans, total 5, 4 USA, 1 Iraq. Why there was 5 onboard I don't know. G
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Old 04-29-2006, 11:07 AM
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Default Trying not to be political
I can imagine it costs a lot to employ all these guys to fix these planes up, not to mention the parts costs. I would think that it might be more cost efficient to bring back the O-2 (skymasters) into service and send them overseas.

After all the video says it will be used for pipeline inspection, I think the O-2 could be used for that. You could even contract the job to Cessna to restore to the O-2's to flying status. That would be a boost for Cessna.

Food for thought.

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Old 04-29-2006, 02:43 PM
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Paul... seems like they want planes that don't run 100LL.

Are there any turbine O-2s around?

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