Aircraft Quotes
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Dwelling on an engine failure for a pilot as he rolls down the runway is NOT what he should be thinking about - it's obtaining a smooth liftoff! But in the back of his mind, he knows exactly what to do (or pretty much) and in many cases, if he's alone in the fighter aircraft, he has to leave that aircraft in an ejection seat in a big hurry!
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters - as interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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We have not heard, clearly, what they intend to do, ... I hope the commission makes it clear what this new status is in terms of aircraft and staffing.
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Our Red Army now needs IL-2 aircraft like the air it breathes, like the bread it eats.
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It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Any attack with hostile intent against NATO verification aircraft will have the greatest consequence.
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Czechoslovakia provided Soviet Russia with landing fields for aircraft, thereby increasing the threat against Germany.
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This aircraft tops everything. All the others look old as compared to this one.
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Once committed to an attack, fly in at full speed. After scoring crippling or disabling hits, I would clear myself and then repeat the process. I never pursued the enemy once they had eluded me. Better to break off and set up again for a new assault. I always began my attacks from full strength, if possible, my ideal flying height being 22,000 ft because at that altitude I could best utilize the performance of my aircraft. Combat flying is based on the slashing attack and rough maneuvering.
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The only time an aircraft has too much fuel on board is when it is on fire.
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A commercial aircraft is a vehicle capable of supporting itself aerodynamically and economically at the same time.
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I have never heard so much bloody rubbish in my life and bluntly declared Concorde the safest aircraft I have ever flown.
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Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.
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Marines have a cynical approach to war. They believe in three things; liberty, payday and that when two Marines are together in a fight, one is being wasted. Being a minority group militarily, they are proud and sensitive in their dealings with other military organizations. A Marine's concept of a perfect battle is to have other Marines on the right and left flanks, Marine aircraft overhead and Marine artillery and naval gunfire backing them up.
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Ultimately, an aircraft owner does not want to have to deal with all the intricate details which are necessary for the business.
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According to Ferguson, grey things are invisible. Apparantly its just total luck that planes manage to find aircraft carriers in the middle of the ocean.
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We are pleased we haven't got one on order. It's too big an aircraft.
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Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete in the large commercial aircraft industry with U.S. companies.
