[ML-General] Invitation to work on a tank

[Stephan Henning]

Pretty sure I called her a glorious piece of military engineering...

:)

When you originally sent this email out, the subject line wasn't visible
for some reason. The first thing that popped into my head as I start
reading the first few sentences was, "OooooOO, Trebuchet!"

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> what'd you call my mamma?
>
> I know very little about tanks.  They're good for spreading freedom.
>
> Happy Veterans Day, Makers!  If you see a veteran, hug it.  Gently.
> Or carefully.  It might not like hugs.
>
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jet engine??!!??!!  Are they building a Tumbler or an M1?
>>
>> Pretty sure it should be a turbo-shaft power plant :)
>>
>> -stephan
>>
>> ---———---•---———---•---———---
>> Sent from a mobile device, please excuse the spelling and brevity.
>>
>> On Nov 10, 2014, at 3:43 PM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>>  No, it will be done at the Huntsville Veterans Memorial Museum:
>> http://www.memorialmuseum.org/map
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:31 PM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  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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