tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1630112080187052730..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: In honor of the guys with buzzcuts and slide rules...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34369986586661505492007-09-29T17:55:00.000-04:002007-09-29T17:55:00.000-04:00Under water is one place I don't want to be. Not l...<I>Under water is one place I don't want to be. Not like that, anyway.</I><BR/><BR/>Heh. I spent 13 years in submarines, and I wouldn't want to go down in one of those things, either.RM1(SS) (ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101367196599109034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27604202880720572162007-09-29T13:31:00.000-04:002007-09-29T13:31:00.000-04:00What Matt said.Got any Beeman's?What Matt said.<BR/><BR/>Got any Beeman's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65758629552687633812007-09-29T09:36:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:36:00.000-04:00"Forget the X-1!"?!?Eric, you are treading very, v...<I>"Forget the X-1!"</I><BR/><BR/>?!?<BR/><BR/>Eric, you are treading very, <I>very</I> close to the line of heresy. <BR/><BR/>Tell you what-- why don't we just forget that you said that, okay? <BR/><BR/>And, seriously: lay off the strong drink before posting. <BR/><BR/>;)Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26103476820965272182007-09-29T09:26:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:26:00.000-04:00Forget the X-1! I would LOVE to be able to explor...Forget the X-1! I would LOVE to be able to explore the deeps in a modern type of Trieste. They are still finding new and old things under the oceans surface. Then again, I get frustrated because I let my diving certs expire and haven't been down in over 10 years....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87295271895361255882007-09-28T22:45:00.000-04:002007-09-28T22:45:00.000-04:00It must have been an exciting time to live in. Not...It must have been an exciting time to live in. Not that there haven't been some exciting programs in my lifetime, but that was the golden age. My hat's off to the bunch of em.<BR/><BR/>It was a time when cigarettes, alcohol, and fried breakfasts were still good for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17529533058872853392007-09-28T22:38:00.000-04:002007-09-28T22:38:00.000-04:00Damn straight they did. And not the sissy kind wit...Damn straight they did. And not the sissy kind with filters, either.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46101864378530431042007-09-28T22:31:00.000-04:002007-09-28T22:31:00.000-04:00They all smoked cigarettes.They all smoked cigarettes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58509010254036030342007-09-28T22:04:00.000-04:002007-09-28T22:04:00.000-04:00And they were as giants when such men walked the e...And they were as giants when such men walked the earth, and we will not see their likes again. But we can hope and dream.<BR/> I spent so much time in the 50's and 60's reading about this kind of stuff and then thinking about how the world would look when I got old enough to experience it, that the let down was considerable.<BR/> I haven't given up all hope for the future. One thing is sure, the government will not get us there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47465563845963795102007-09-28T21:44:00.000-04:002007-09-28T21:44:00.000-04:00"I could be wrong, but I just don't think they mak..."<I>I could be wrong, but I just don't think they make 'em like that anymore.</I>"<BR/><BR/>I don't know that they actually <I>made</I> X-15 pilots say "Hold my beer" before strapping in, but if they didn't, they should have.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77165998216565538022007-09-28T21:41:00.000-04:002007-09-28T21:41:00.000-04:00Rabbit--Hey, when it's getting near the end of the...Rabbit--<BR/><BR/>Hey, when it's getting near the end of the quarter and you don't got your twelve hours, you start getting inventive...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33307941162546228842007-09-28T21:07:00.000-04:002007-09-28T21:07:00.000-04:00Ah yes, the X-15. The pilots were set to become Am...Ah yes, the X-15. The pilots were set to become America's next heroes, but were swept off the stage by the Mercury astronauts. The X-15 pilots were pissed because the Mercury astronauts were simply supposed to be "spam in a can" and not actually do any piloting ('till the Mercury astronauts revolted against NASA managment...)<BR/><BR/>I was assigned to read "The Right Stuff" for a history class. Great book and great movie...about the only book I have been assigned that I truly enjoyed reading...<BR/><BR/>And the only book i haven't sold back...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52108811519846420492007-09-28T20:50:00.000-04:002007-09-28T20:50:00.000-04:00Makes up for the tarrier who was docked for the ti...Makes up for the tarrier who was docked for the time he was up in the air...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69598929523021458762007-09-28T15:11:00.000-04:002007-09-28T15:11:00.000-04:00The Wikipedia article on Scott Crossfield briefly ...The Wikipedia article on Scott Crossfield briefly mentions the X-15 explosion on June 8, 1960, when the XLR-99 engine blew up during a static test. It doesn't describe how, when it went off, it blew the nose off the airplane and about twenty-five feet away.<BR/><BR/>For the rest of his life, Crossfield was pissed-off because the Air Force wouldn't let him log that flight time.<BR/><BR/>I could be wrong, but I just don't think they make 'em like that anymore.Billy Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406609611276200667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69446358448965721932007-09-28T15:02:00.000-04:002007-09-28T15:02:00.000-04:00I hear ya.Under water is one place I don't want to...I hear ya.<BR/><BR/>Under water is one place I don't want to be. Not like that, anyway.Rustmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706110699686013722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25422401686923471172007-09-28T14:13:00.000-04:002007-09-28T14:13:00.000-04:00I knew a cranky old fart who was the crewchief for...I knew a cranky old fart who was the crewchief for the X15 missions. He had the certificates and a wall full of photos of himself with Neil Armstrong, among others, standing beside it. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, he had some wild stories.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41229063893974775452007-09-28T13:45:00.000-04:002007-09-28T13:45:00.000-04:00I remember them well. Of course, I also remember ...I remember them well. Of course, I also remember the Sputnik...damn, I feel old...BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.com