...I am talking about Paul Allen, not Burt Rutan (and Jeanna Yeagar)onboard Voyager. Yes, they had the guts, Allen has the bucks! Yes, I did hear the craft made it and got the $10 million prize which I am sure is a fraction of what it cost. Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- "Fletcher, Robert SPK" <Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bryant, I follow you ! But it DID take a very big > ego to even attempt > this project. Remember his plane with the girl in > it that went around the > world? There was a big show of GUTS! And > according to a news report of an > hour ago, the present craft DID MAKE IT TO HIS > DESIRED HEIGHT. I hope > there is more on the 10 o clock news tonight about > this. What I wish to know > is he at the 63 miles level he worked for? Lets see > and wait. Watch > Channel 3, KCRA Sacramento California. Thanks for > coming back, Bob > > BOB FLETCHER > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > MILITARY DESIGN SECTION > 10th FLOOR S.W. > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT > 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO > CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 > Phone (916) 557-7235 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryant Petitt [mailto:skyshirts@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 1:13 PM > To: The Airline List; Fletcher, Robert SPK > Subject: Re: re Mojave airport > > > ...Yup, It was a very good piece. Verycool that you > see an aircraft with an "N" number in space! > However, > Paul G. Allen probably has almost as much $$$ as the > Government. He also must have a pretty big ego with > his name plastered over everything photograph-able > you > saw... > > Bryant Petitt > Cumming, GA > --- "Fletcher, Robert SPK" > <Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > That story was one of the greatest ones I have > ever > > see ! What Dick R. did > > with NO gov help is just super> I'd bet there is > > much more testing to be > > done. 63 miles is a high aim and my hat is off to > > his team for what they > > are doing. I wondered after watching this, will > > the gov try to get in on > > this for the research? I think there are plans > to > > run this show again at a > > different dated this month. All SHOULD look for > it. > > Thanks God, He is a US > > citizen, a great man ! Bob > > > > BOB FLETCHER > > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > > MILITARY DESIGN SECTION > > 10th FLOOR S.W. > > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT > > 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO > > CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 > > Phone (916) 557-7235 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alireza Alivandivafa > > [mailto:DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx] > > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 10:30 AM > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: re Mojave airport > > > > > > Nah, they are just stored there like so many other > > older planes. MHV is one > > of the biggest parking places known, in the middle > > of the CA high desert so > > those planes are well preserved > > > > In a message dated 10/4/2004 9:20:23 AM Central > > Daylight Time, > > mpanitz@xxxxxxxx writes: > > I was watching the news about spaceship one taking > > off, but I also > > noticed > > a whole of other aircraft they look like DC10s ) > in > > the background some > > even looked like > > they are foreign aircraft. as well what are they > > doing there?are they > > charters? > > did they fly to watch this spaceship take off? > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail