Why me?? - Slightly off topic

I, too, recall the hair on my neck bristling as the CWH Lancaster fired up one Merlin after another before taxying away and taking off. The only comparable event in my life was about 1983 when the USSR (as it still was) presented a T-34 tank to the Canadian War Museum. The ceremony - at night - was inside the museum, but outside the darkness was filled with the incredible roar of the tank being run up. I tried to imagine German infantry hunkering down, listening to 500 such tanks warming up. I do not think my imagination came close.

All,
Somebody mentioned that the fighter jets of today don't compare to the radial engined warplanes of yesteryear. I disagree! Stand next to one when it goes to full military, feel the pressure of the air as it buffets your body. Look at it's sleek shape bristling with its weaponry and tell me again that it's not impressive. The unmistakable noise of an F/A-18 doing a high speed break gives me a 'woody'. Fast and lethal!
Regards,
Jim 'ACE'- NNWA 'KEEPERS OF THE DRAGON'

P.S. - And here's food for thought ... What's the difference between a Fighter Pilot and a Jet Engine? Answer - The Jet Engine stops whining when the plane shuts down!

Like buying a car you have to shop around for the right woman. Am I the only person to be embarassed by my other half rushing into a crowded shop yelling quick quick come outside it's a Lancaster,Spitfire,Hercules, Chinook as appropriate. Her type recognition is pretty good.
Currently she is reading all the back issues of aeroplane monthly (back to '73!!)
As a bonus I get a month of peace and quiet in the summer while she disappears in a Cessna 150 for a month touring obscure parts of Europe.

andy