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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 10, 2010 - 12:08pm PT
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Guido! Internal combustion perfection! I can hear it singin'!
Notwithstanding Mozart and Bach nothing beats hearing 6 P-51's coming to
the starting line at the Reno Air Races at 75 inches of boost!
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Dickbob
climber
Colorado
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Sep 10, 2010 - 08:39pm PT
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johntp
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socal
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Sep 10, 2010 - 10:46pm PT
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Boulder Creek CA
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Sep 11, 2010 - 12:44am PT
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Merlins are the romance.
Detroit Diesel V-71s are the reality.
Thousands of them propelled our ships reliably. Most of those are still running, unless the ship sank.
The one on my boat in the picture has been running for 45 years without needing an overhaul and it just brought me 1000 miles down the west coast last week without a hick-up.
And speaking of romance, if you check into the facts; the less well known Corsair pretty well out-flew the Mustang. We were just having a big discussion about that on a fliers' thread.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 11, 2010 - 02:03am PT
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Well, the Corsair was a later design and largely irrelevant to the war's outcome.
That the Corsair served admirably in Korea is testament to its design although
by then it had undergone many changes. I'd take either one!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 11, 2010 - 02:55am PT
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Sep 13, 2010 - 11:54am PT
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Sep 13, 2010 - 11:56am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 13, 2010 - 11:56am PT
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Pate, looks like ya showed up for Burning Man a week late!
Philo, nice job of staging! It does look convincing though I do detect some smirking methinks.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:45pm PT
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Seen on I-5 near Weed; like where else?
Yes, it is a gift-wrapped Mig-21 (NATO call sign - Fishbed - I think Russ needs one)!
ps
They are readily available for under $100K and parts are no prob!
They are a little pricey to maintain and you have to de-activate the ejection seat!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 13, 2010 - 02:15pm PT
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Munge
question is: can you tell them apart in the dark in the rain 2 days off the deck?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2010 - 04:47pm PT
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 13, 2010 - 06:44pm PT
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prolly not :)
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 13, 2010 - 07:47pm PT
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Philo
How'd he manage to get you shackled with his taser still holstered? Didn't you run?
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Sep 13, 2010 - 11:08pm PT
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Burning MAM!
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Sep 14, 2010 - 01:16am PT
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Sherri
Trad climber
WA
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Sep 14, 2010 - 02:15am PT
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Sheesh, Mr E. Wouldn't it have been easier to just unfriend them? ;)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 22, 2010 - 11:09am PT
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Now don't bag on me for starting with the Xmas cheer too early, ya hear?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2010 - 12:54pm PT
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In Mexico-would you believe?
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Looks like the locals suffer from Montezuma's revenge also.
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