From: 18084TM@msu.edu (Tom)
Subject: Golden & Space ages
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Pat sez;
>Oddly, enough,  The smithsonian calls the lindbergh years
>the golden age of flight.  I would call it the granite years,
>reflecting the primitive nature of it.  It was  romantic,
>swashbuckling daredevils,  "those daring young men in their flying
>machines".  But in reality, it sucked.  Death was a highly likely
>occurence,  and  the environment blew.

Yeah, but a windscreen cut down most of it.  Canopies ended it completely.

Of course, the environment in space continues to suck :-)

-Tommy Mac
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