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Carlos Danger

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  1. 4 hours ago, hayward said:

    was at the shoot out back in 99 or 00, and a poo 500 if i'm not mistaken ran faster e.t.s than everything I think up to an 800 that year.  Don't remember all the particulars if it was box stock and/or dealer prep, but I know people stood there in disbelief.  For some reason, that particular 500 could shit and git.

    The 500 sp was a rocket up to about 75 MPH. Good trail Sled.

  2. John Glenn’s Project Bullet F8U Crusader — The Rest Of The Story

    By Bill France

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    Significant accomplishments in aviation and astronautics during the mid-1950s and early 1960s were regarded as major news events. This was certainly true on July 16, 1957 when Senator (then Marine Major) John Glenn became a national hero by setting a new transcontinental air speed record.  On that day, Major Glenn flew an F8U-1P Crusader (BuNo 144608) from NAS Los Alamitos, California nonstop to NAS Floyd Bennett Field, New York at a record speed of 725.55 mph. The flight lasted just three hours, 23 minutes and 8.4 seconds, which beat the previous record holder (an F-100F Super Sabre) by 15 minutes. In total, four pilots would break the transcontinental air speed record in 1957.

    John Glenn’s record setting flight was certainly not a publicity stunt. The purpose of the Project Bulletflight was to prove that the Pratt & Whitney J-57 engine could tolerate an extended period at combat power - full afterburner - without damage. After the flight, Pratt & Whitney engineers disassembled the J-57 and, based on their examination, determined that the engine could perform in extended combat situations. Accordingly, all power limitations on J-57s were lifted from that day forward.

    On July 16, 1957, Major Glenn secured his place in aviation history and became an inspiration to thousands of young people in the United States. Project Bullet secured his reputation as one of the country's top test pilots. He was awarded his fifth Distinguished Flying Cross and, shortly thereafter, was named to NASA’s first astronaut class.

    Unlike John Glenn, few pilots have had an opportunity to break or set significant aviation records. Undoubtedly, these aviators have a “special spot in their heart” for the aircraft that helped them obtain their place in history.

    Although John Glenn’s accomplishments as a Marine aviator are well documented, little is known about the subsequent history of the Crusader flown on that record setting flight in 1957.

    https://www.flyingleathernecks.org/john-glenns-project-bullet-f8u-crusader-the-rest-of-the-story/

  3. Just now, ICEMAN! said:

    Huh?  Suicide move by the Democrats how?  They have no power over any of this.  lol

    Their party would not survive this move and more than likely would splinter into pieces permanently. The Dems have ignored to many of their core groups for to long and need to do some soul searching.  For to long now they have payed to much attention to the wants and needs of the Starbucks crowd and not enough to the Dunkin Dounuts and Tim Horton's faithful. Case in point today I was reading that Hillary never went back to Wisconsin after the Primary. I guess people just don't want to be taken for granted. 

  4. Just now, ICEMAN! said:

    Well it wouldn't be to elect Clinton.

    Kasich's name has been tossed around.

    Why would Kasich want to destroy his party at this point? The real problem here is the left has put so much boogey man fear into it's soft minded followers that reason is no longer part of the discussion. Last week a woman got pulled over and blew a .033 on the breathalyzer, She told the cops she should let her go because she had been depressed about the election and had taken up drinking to calm her nerves. Then there is the story out of the New York salons where women are changing their hair color so they do not have the same as Trump's wife.  Bad Presidents are a tradition here in the states (ie we are just coming to the end of a term of one) and life goes on.   

  5. Just now, bussman said:

    Not a big stretch at all, I posed the same question in a thread myself. 

    Most of the states in question have laws in place to avoid this very thing. Like in Michigan if an elector goes against election outcome He or She can be replaced. Add to this that most state houses at this point are controlled by Republicans and I think this would be a suicide move by Democrats. Plus how many of these Hillary is going to win predictions have to be proven incorrect before everyone develops a healthy amount of skepticism of just about anything that comes out of the loony left.

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