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post Apr 18 2007, 08:53 PM
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Well, this is the job to have - Rick Svetkoff, owner/founder of the Starfighters, was at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday in one of the teams F-104s to help NASA decide whether it's feasible to allow commercial spacecraft to launch from Cape Canaveral. The article and pictures from the St. Petersburg Times can be viewed here:

Pilot's jet fighter business enjoys a boom

Good job, Rick!


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post Apr 19 2007, 08:19 PM
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What a joy that must have been for Rick and Shark! Flying circles in Mach at 40G's...It's awesome to see they took a Starfighter instead of the more present Eagle or Viper - the old girl's got a lot of life left wink.gif


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post Apr 20 2007, 05:50 PM
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QUOTE(Clubber @ Apr 19 2007, 08:19 PM) [snapback]6310[/snapback]
Flying circles in Mach at 40G's...


I bet that's a pretty tight circle at 40 G!!
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post Apr 20 2007, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE(HackerF15E @ Apr 20 2007, 06:50 PM) [snapback]6380[/snapback]
I bet that's a pretty tight circle at 40 G!!


Hahaha!! I meant 40,000 feet - i.e FL400, LMAO!!! My bad Hacker wink.gif Being a commercial pilot, "G"'s are something I don't get a lot of...

I would HATE to fly in a 40G circle...OUCH!!! biggrin.gif


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post Apr 27 2007, 07:01 AM
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It'd certainly spill your coffee - and make that newspaper hard to read smile.gif


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