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To: D. Long who wrote (127479)	7/25/2005 7:37:00 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793801

They work great, why try to reinvent the wheel? Just put bomb racks on the 767.

To: D. Long who wrote (127479)	7/26/2005 4:41:42 AM
From: Sig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

Re B-52: They should just build more B-52s in the coming years instead of designing a new heavy bomber. They work great, why try to reinvent the wheel?>>> I could give 50 or 100 reasons why more of the same will not be built and why the design need changing. It begins with improved enemy interceptors and missiles,an uncertainty by the military as to what is needed in the next war, keeping engineers employed, pork barrel politics, But many features of the airplane will remain the same for another 30 years in airliners required to carry heavy loads for long distances. Those that are already on the drawing boards. Lest Boeing take credit for all the good features, they only invented a few of them, but they did bring them together in a single design. Sig

To: D. Long who wrote (127479)	7/26/2005 8:41:54 AM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

I guess I would describe your analysis as strategic ignorance. There are many missions where one wants to deliver a big bang and deliver it so that no one knows it's coming until bang. That is not always possible with B-52s. In addition there are many missions that even improved B-52 would not survive. The technology ignoramus often see inventing a better mouse trap as simply reinventing the wheel. The short term fool simply is unable to see that even mice evolve. If only lawyers could be as wise as mice. The surest way to know a true blowhard is to see those caught in their ignorance respond with veiled vulgarity. Hello,