On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Gene Buckle wrote:
> Yep. The jet had a flameout on take off and since it was too heavy to
> horse into the air safely on one engine, the pilot punched out. The jet
> hit the ground at 300Kts+ and the cockpit section broke free of the main
> fuselage which burned. This happened in 1996. I managed to get the HUD,
> MPCD, TEWS and VSD plus other sundry parts out of the wreck. It was the
> ultimate find for my project for sure. Every one of those boxes are made
> of 100% pure Unobtainum. (they also happent to be filled with glass
> shards. :) )
Somewhat on the same subject, what would be the chances of obtaining a
flight computer from the F14A?
I would REALLY like to get my hands on one.
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