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How did the plane get off the ground with all that
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How did the plane get off the ground with all that
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Watch the movie "No Highway in the Sky" and then read the history of the
Comet. The movie was released several years before the Comet came out.
Spooky.

As to the radio gear, CW in the '50s? I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.

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Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing


Watch the movie "No Highway in the Sky" and then read the history of the
Comet. The movie was released several years before the Comet came out.
Spooky.

As to the radio gear, CW in the '50s? I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.

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To get my real email address, replace wrongname with dadoheadman.
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On 20/09/2010 00:28, Jim Mueller wrote:
I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.


Perhaps equipment designed for emergencies should be handy?

Of course, in bad conditions (low power, damaged aerials) CW will be
readable below the theoretical noise floor.

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I could see it as an emergency
backup but then it should have been stowed out of the way.


Perhaps equipment designed for emergencies should be handy?

Of course, in bad conditions (low power, damaged aerials) CW will be
readable below the theoretical noise floor.

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On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
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How did the plane get off the ground with all that


Most of the equipment made for aircraft at the time ran on 400 Hz, and was
significantly lighter than it's earthbound counterparts.


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On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
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How did the plane get off the ground with all that


Most of the equipment made for aircraft at the time ran on 400 Hz, and was
significantly lighter than it's earthbound counterparts.


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On 09/17/2010 02:17 PM, _JD_ wrote:
Found this magazine photo on the net and just sharing




How did the plane get off the ground with all that


Most of the equipment made for aircraft at the time ran on 400 Hz, and
was significantly lighter than it's earthbound counterparts.




Yep

when I was in HS we sometimes bought military surplus gear
and knew we could not use those 400hz xfmrs.

In the business I am in...
some of our power transformers run at approx 15khz

I can hold one in my hand...
the 60hz equivalent can weight several hundred pounds!
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