Close to Home by John McPherson for March 19, 2012

That’s too close to reality for the new composite construction airliners…

I’ll take another flight, thank you.

Sangster International Airport MBJ

Ha – we had almost that exact announcement just 4 days ago. “Folks, we’re waiting for someone to come and tighten a bolt. Then we’ll be on our way.”

Good one.

“I picked a bad day to quit sniffing airplane glue!” – Lloyd Bridges, in Airplane!

My dad tells me that a person can never have too many clamps. I wonder what he’d do with one that size?

Glueing an airplane together…….well, I never!

lolu humans fly outdated aircraft!you can’t even Leave your planet with it!

Lingee Whiz: Look up the WW-II De Havilland Mosquito – two inches of 12 pound balsa inside two layers of mahogany plywood – all glued together. I am still looking for documentation that it was used as an ambulance – it was, in various configurations, a bomber, fighter, night fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaisance, test bed for the bouncing bomb, target tug, civil mapping photography, and airliner (BOAC Stockholm-Leuchers run since it was faster than German fighters). Some are still in flying condition.

Should have went with DIY master kit: Duct Tape!

“Someone’s gonna get clampt” … Clamps From Futurama.

That must be the biggest “C” clamp in the world !