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there must be new stuff in banking that I didn't know about.

C-130s are pretty big.

Yeah, but they look like baby ducklings next to a C-5.

One of my favorites bits of useless aviation trivia is that the interior of a C-5 is big and tall enough to have accomodated the Wright Brothers' first flight.

but I have seen a C-130 flying at low altitude

The RI ANG flies C-130s out of the airport that's a mile from where I work. They practice at really low altitude around these parts all the time.

Damn. The front end of that plane just snapped off.

My minion's uncle was part of the McDonnell Douglas team that put up a competing design for the C-5, which lost out to Boeing, and apparently he's ranted for years it's too top heavy and that that's exactly what would happen with a hard impact. Don't suppose he really expected to be proved right so dramatically.

My minion's uncle was part of the McDonnell Douglas team that put up a competing design for the C-5, which lost out to Boeing, and apparently he's ranted for years it's too top heavy and that that's exactly what would happen with a hard impact. Don't suppose he really expected to be proved right so dramatically.

Um, it's the other way around - Boeing lost the C-5 contract to (I think) McDonnell....

eta: Nope, Lockheed won the C-5 contract.

Could be. Competitor, anywho.

Did you hit "reply all" Sophia?

Because that sounds like it deserves a "reply all".

Oh I did.

I in fact will vent here:

My designer (who I like) went to the director last night to try and get us more help because I cannot take time off from my real job during the day during dress rehearsals. I told him (the director) that on January 13th, when I asked for it off. I also asked to not have to stay for midnight production meetings. They replyed that I needed to send a student who could take notes for me to do in the morning. I replyed saying "Well, that isn't too helpful, as how can I do the notes if I am not there" (only more nicely). They have never hired someone before in that situation when I askedand I have been told repeatedly that I shouldn't have to take time off from regular job to do this job (although clearly I do).

Yesterday the designer asked for help, and everything was mobilized like it was some big new news!

The Director sent out an email saying that we should communicate better, as all I had to do was let them know and they would get me some help!. Huh?

So I responded with all the dates and quotes from the emails I had sent about the issue, which, in retrospect was kind of bitchy.

The email also implied that I should, in an emergancy situation, call my students from work and on a few hours notice, get them to come in to work at specific times (which I had already asked them last week), instead of sending out a blanket email. Dude-- I am so fucking busy at my regular job today it is lucky I am checking my email. I can't do that from here! again, WTF?

Adding to the problem is that he sent the orginal email asking me to mobilize people at 11 pm. I was in bed. I didn't even check my email until 9 am, and I had shit to do at work. I can't just drop everything and start calling people who have already told me that they are not available.

Wikipedia on the C-5: [link]

Huh. They already have incorporated info on today's crash.

The bottom of this page has some awesome shots of the C-5 in use. I think this is my favorite one.

apparently he's ranted for years it's too top heavy and that that's exactly what would happen with a hard impact

I have to point out that they've been flying them for almost forty years, and very few noses have broken off. I'm gonna give the engineers from Lockheed (not Boeing) the benefit of the doubt on this one.

sort of x-post with Tommy.

Crazy, Sophia.

I love how people can not pay attention, until they need something...