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Skriven 2013-10-23 16:00:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: travelling 325
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 10-13-13  22:12 <=-

 ML>> just the official government database. Not every policeman
 ML>> or hotelier would have the means to scan a microchip, and
 ML>> thank goodness for that.
 NB>> Quite!  If/when they did, then the new technology could take over
 NB>> completely... and whether that would be a problem or a goodness would
 NB>> remain to be seen...
 ML> I vote "problem" and am therefore against.
 
I tend to agree with you there.  :)

 ML>> J31 airplanes, probably as close to hell as I've so far been.
 ML>> To my knowledge, no airline flies these any more.
 NB>> Dunno as I've ever been on one... what were they like..?  
 ML> Noisy, uncomfortable prop planes. Loaded from the rear, capacity
 ML> 19 and 2 crew. No cockpit door. No flight attendant. Smelly.

Nasty.

 ML> From jetstreamcentral.com, which has a vested interest in
 ML> making them sound good, as it's a brokerage site:
 ML> The British Aerospace Jetstream 31 grew out of an original
 ML> design of Handley Page. British Aerospace achieved certification
 ML> in 1982 and produced a total of 226 J31s though the 1980s. The
 ML> aircraft has been operated in the U.S. by Pan American World
 ML> Airways, Trans State Airlines, Express I Airlines as well as
 ML> Atlantic Coast Airlines. It remains in use in a number of
 ML> Charter and Regional airlines around the world.

Pretty safe bet I didn't ever fly on one, then.

 ML> Powered by Garrett TPE-331-20 engines, the J31 has a max takeoff
 ML> weight of 15,212 and a useful load of 4,500 lb. The aircraft
 ML> has two baggage storage areas, an aft baggage compartment which
 ML> can carry 628 lb and a ventral pod which can carry 435 lb.
 ML> The J31 can carry 3,100 lb of fuel, burning 800 lb of fuel its
 ML> first hour of flight and then 600 lb per hour. Its full range
 ML> (carrying 1500 lb) is 800 miles. It is best suited to short-haul
 ML> legs at low field elevations (below 4000 ft MSL).

I suppose that it could be useful for certain situations... doesn't
sound all that pleasant even from their description... 

 ML> Korean-style BBQ Ribs

Those sound much pleasanter... ;)

ttyl       neb

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