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  1. 06-11-2009, 04:14 PM #1
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    USAF MC-12 Liberty Takes Off On First Combat Mission


    The US Air Force's first Hawker Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) plane took off on its first combat mission yesterday. It is based on the King Air 350.
    :arrow: MC-12 Liberty: The Air Force’s New Eye in the Sky [Popular Mechanics]
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  2. 06-11-2009, 10:27 PM #2
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    Re: USAF MC-12 Liberty Takes Off On First Combat Mission

    The Army flies a ton of these overseas.
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    Re: USAF MC-12 Liberty Takes Off On First Combat Mission

    Quote Originally Posted by Nick
    The Army flies a ton of these overseas.
    the RC-12Ks the army flies and a lot of the UC-12s still left stateside are based off the B200 airframe. the -350 is quite a bit bigger.
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
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