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From: pcp2g@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Philip C. Plait)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Is it for real?
Summary: bomber/firghter confusion
Keywords: stealth
Message-ID: <763@hudson.acc.virginia.edu>
Date: 15 Nov 88 02:35:40 GMT
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In article <10020@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU> haque@umn-cs.UUCP (Samudra E. Haque) writes:
>At this rate, Phil, you'll NEVER get out of school. ;-)
>The newscast specifically mentioned Stealth >>>Fighter<<< (one person job),
>The U.S. airforce classification was F-117A (pretty sure about that).
>
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I should know better. As a scientist, I should have said
"Stealth Plane", thus being sufficiently ambiguous. 8-)
Anyway, I only confused a fighter with a bomber. I'm doing better than the
US Navy ;-}.

>You were right about the $60 Million and slightly larger than an
>F-16.

I'm glad I got something right.
Anyway, we really should close this topic. It ain't shuttle. 
And I KNOW I'll never get out of school. Too much time spent at this damn
terminal!!!
* Phil Plait                  PCP2G@bessel.acc.virginia.EDU
* UVa Dept. of Astronomy      Grad student (at large)
* 
*"If all men were brothers, would you let one marry your sister?"