Yes darkaether it is a lot bigger than it looks, the crew compartment and the aft has actually 3 stories and the tank is unbelievably huge.

Paul, this is true now a days, everything does go to the lowest bidder. We lost the edge after 1983 for Space, now the airforce will be the new player since they took our replacement vehicle back in the 90's the Venture star X-33.

My dad worked for Rockwell International in the late 60's and early 70's on the original Space Shuttle project. I remember he took us all out to the facility for an open house of some sort. I think it was 1975 or 1976 or thereabouts. They had a big, full-size mockup and he still tells me to this day that I looked at it, my eyes got all big, and I said "Dad... did YOU BUILD THAT????"

It is late in the week. Maybe we'll be seeing those Mud Puppy abuse tests soon. I still have some beer left. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Is there a better way to spend Father's day. Sitting around drinking beer and looking at pictures and reading details of knife abuse <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Oh....wait a minute <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />....of course I meant other than spending time with the kids <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Of course kids in my case isn't right either....my daughters are 28 and 23. Of course I'm not the best Dad in the world either <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/paperbag.gif" alt="" />, we'll spend the day at the range and mountian biking and playing tennis...I'm getting too old and fat for all the phyical activity <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

After all that we'll go over the knife abuse tests <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Yep, sounds like a pretty good day to me <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

If I remember correctly <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> last year after Blade Dan and Patti took a week off for a "sanity break". That is PROBABLY the reason we haven't heard from them. After their recent trials and tribulations, I think they deserve it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

An update would be great

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I'm ready bring on the picture show.....

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