[ghostrider]

Yup! I still got very interested when we lost 1 of 4 way out there.

[LDO4CNO]

Yea, we couldn't restart #1 engine one night and ended up back at Cubi Pt. with 14.7 hrs. Everyone was otta cigs and there wasn't a cup of coffee left on the airplane. Ahh, the good old days! Plenty of San Miguel out in Olongapo though!!

[Long Cut]

Hey, Tomcats and Hornets do just fine with only two motors. The Boeing prototype was flown around to all the bases last year, which was one of its selling points...they already had an airplane that could fly, while Lockheed only had drawings.

They were pretty convincing (with figures to prove it) that the loiter time of the 737 was at least comparable to that of an ORION. Plus, the 737 has the capacity for In-Flight Refueling, thus extending the range indefinetely. You have to remember, also, that those two engines are far more reliable than the ORION's four.

BTW, I've had to ride one back with TWO engines in the bag...#'s 4 and 2, and that was in a thunderstorm, so I know how's ye feels, Shipmates.