Comments on: Hast thou seen the jabberwock?

By: Shadow

Shadow — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:49:40 +0000

What have those space aliens come up with now………

By: Byron Audler

Byron Audler — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:29:49 +0000

Cool beans, Yak. Next time you go on base, stop and take a good look at the birds by the gate. One has my son-in-laws name on it. And sad to say, this is the last year for the Maulers. They have a counter drug det going right now, and then the curtains close. Damn shame, I always hate to see any Navy unit, be it ship, aircraft, or sub head to the breakers.

By: yak

yak — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:41:06 +0000

Byron,

Sorry – I retired back in 1994. I’ve been working at Acura of Orange Park on Blanding the past few years, although I did an intra-company transfer to Hyundai of Orange Park today. Both stores are in the landing pattern for NAS Jax. Acura is more on the extended centerline, though.

BTW – I did my second squadron tour in Hoovers with the Maulers back in the mid-80s, finishing up with 300 traps (a lot for a Viking ‘FO back in the day). That was back when we were still doing mostly double and triple cycle hops.

By: Byron Audler

Byron Audler — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:58:44 +0000

Hey, YAK, you stationed at NAS Jax? If so, go by VS-32 and say hi to the son-in-law, the ADC. He’s currently got a workcrew out by the main gate painting all the aircraft out there.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:58:53 +0000

Get out old pics of English Electric P.1 Lightning. Remember the “notched delta” planform? Combine that with The Draaken double-delta and explode or fatten wing ala the proposed F-16XL & you’ve got composite form than could combine advantages of all three–of course better engines on resurrected F-108 always possible. The P.1 is still a helluva performer after all these years,
so….new wine in old bottles and all that.

By: Malderi

Malderi — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:49:22 +0000

Looks like an F-15 in a dive to me. You can just about see the intakes on the front.