[ML-General] Invitation to work on a tank

[david]

  Me wants to save up!


On 11/10/2014 07:38 PM, Ethan Chew wrote:
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> *in deep Russian accent* It costs $10,000 to fire this gun for 12 seconds.
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> On Nov 10, 2014 5:31 PM, "david" <ainut at knology.net 
> <mailto:ainut at knology.net>> wrote:
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>     * pays $2,800 fuel bill for 30 second burn.
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>
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>     On 11/10/2014 07:29 PM, Ethan Chew wrote:
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>>     *turns on jet engine in shop driveway*
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>>     *looks around awkwardly at angry gawkers*
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>>     *turns it off and puts it away* ;D
>>
>>     - Ethan/spacefelix
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>>     On Nov 10, 2014 4:56 PM, "Stephan Henning" <shenning at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:shenning at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>         Jet engine??!!??!!  Are they building a Tumbler or an M1?
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>>         Pretty sure it should be a turbo-shaft power plant :)
>>
>>         -stephan
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>>         ---———---•---———---•---———---
>>         Sent from a mobile device, please excuse the spelling and
>>         brevity.
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>>         On Nov 10, 2014, at 3:43 PM, david <ainut at knology.net
>>         <mailto:ainut at knology.net>> wrote:
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>>>         Cool!  That's only about a mile from my house.  Can't do any
>>>         heavy lifting anymore, but count me in.  I'll help when I
>>>         can!  In Feb., will it be inside a heated building (I hope?)
>>>
>>>         David Merchant
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>         On 11/10/2014 03:32 PM, Jeff Cotten wrote:
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>>>>         No, it will be done at the Huntsville Veterans Memorial Museum:
>>>>         http://www.memorialmuseum.org/map
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>>>>         On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:31 PM, david <ainut at knology.net
>>>>         <mailto:ainut at knology.net>> wrote:
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>>>>             Sounds like fun but will the actual tank time, driving
>>>>             or repair, be on the Arsenal?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>             On 11/10/2014 03:28 PM, Jeff Cotten wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>             If anyone has an interest in war machines and\or
>>>>>             engines, in February the Huntsville Veterans Memorial
>>>>>             Museum will be assembling and installing a jet engine
>>>>>             to put into an Abrams tank.
>>>>>
>>>>>             One of the volunteers is opening this up to any makers
>>>>>             that are interested in being part of this hands-on effort.
>>>>>
>>>>>             Part of testing the engine will of course involve the
>>>>>             volunteer mechanics driving the tank.
>>>>>
>>>>>             If you are interested send me a reply and I will get
>>>>>             your contact info into the POC's hands.
>>>>>
>>>>>             Happy Making,
>>>>>             Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>             PS:  One of their Abrams tanks will be part of the
>>>>>             Veterans Day Parade tomorrow:
>>>>>             http://www.waff.com/story/27343709/veterans-day-parade-held-in-downtown-huntsville
>>>>>
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