...will defeat uncooperative, snobby Microsoftware when it counts.
This time, anyway.
First, something for ol' Number 82 Hisself, since he pays the rent on this place:
I seem to have piqued a bit of interest when I mentioned a diesel-engined Cessna -- here 'tis:
The C-172S, to be precise. Here's the giveaway:
Scoots through the air towed by a tri-blade prop spun up by a 135shp diesel, which doesn't have the guts for Iraqi summer air, but you won't run out of fuel looking for 100 octane avgas -- she'll burn JP-8 very nicely. The last batch to be delivered will have the engine boosted to 155shp, which *will* cope with hot temps / high density altitudes.
The Garmin 1000 cockpit layout is just, plain *nice* -- even if it *is* mostly digits instead of steampunk:
Ever wonder what a ton of JDAM will do to a thin-skinned building -- like a hangar?
The depression in the roofline just left of center is the point of entry. The blast blew every bit of corrugated sheathing right off the bolts and sheared some stringers, but did surprisingly little damage to the structural members.
The gravel-filled area in the floor is about 5% of the crater. Yup, that's a soccer ball.
And, since I haven't done a Whatziss in a while --
BTW, I left the oil drum and sandbags to give you some scale. Unlike *some* people who show ya a pic of a refill for a ballpoint pen and blow it up to look like the cleaning rod for a 240mm gun.
Aaaaaand, just for the record, proof positive that not *all* contractors look like Hollywood's idea of a CIA operative...
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