<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Tom</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Just because those "Road Warrior"
movies were film in Australia does not mean they are true! Besides,
I love $3/gallon gasoline.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">1. People use less</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">2. Alternatives become cost effective</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">3. Ethanol will replace Gasoline and
we can save oil to make CF!</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Gray</font>
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<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS">Hey Gray,</font>
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<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS">I Think the A380 cant
get to Oz fast enough. I think on these long haul flight routes it will
be a good thing-HOWEVER-personally I'm not too keen to get on anything
made by Airbus. I shudder every time I have to get on one.They seem to
have a habit of falling out of the sky. Isn't there some kind of joke amongst
Airbus pilots? Something along the lines of-'why did it do that?'</font>
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<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS">I believe Australia is
also involved with the JSF. Down here, there has been some political
debate over it lately, along the lines of, overpriced, behind schedule
and yesterdays technology.....all good stuff really, cause when we run
out of oil shortly, no one will be able to afford air travel or fill their
car with gasoline. I doubt the JSF will be much good to anyone either sitting
on the tarmac ( unless its powered by anti-matter and Dilithium crystals
<VBG>)</font>
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<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS">I think our dependence
on the middle east because of its oil will affect us all more than we think.
Isn't carbon fibre manufacture dependant on oil as well? How do they heat
those furnaces?</font>
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<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS">Luckily most of my modelling
endeavours will remain in mostly balsa, and maybe the remaining rolls
of carbon in my workshop may become worthwhile 'stock' <G>
AND even better, maybe my unbuilt PL kits will appreciate in 'value'
after all........hehehehehehehe...I wished ..sigh.</font>
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<br><font size=3 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS">Tom</font>
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Gray Fowler<br>
Senior Principal Chemical Engineer<br>
Radome and Composites Engineering<br>
Raytheon</font>