Bubba's Bar 'n' Grill  Full Version: Tanks, Planes, Boats,
Military Stuff Great stuff, folks.  If you're interested in the
Bletchley Park stuff, might I recommend an EXCELLENT book called
"Between Silk and Cyanide" by Leo Marks. It's all about the code
breakers war during WWII. If you're at all interested in this
fascinating piece of history, you will love this book. I
mentioned this in the COT thread but this is more appropriate:
My Hubby was digging through the storage trailer (seriously, we
filled an entire trailer of stuff - and a studio) and found some
stuff I brought back from Vegas after my Grandfather died. Among
them was a manual for the fuel systems of the L-1011, along with
a blueprint of the plane. I'm thinking of maybe putting it up on
ebay.... Ah, the venerable TriStar. Those were pretty cool. They
had an intake on the third engine that is similar to how the
Boeing 727's third was. Lockheed was rad.  Those are cool to
see. I still see 727's down in Oakland every now and then. Saw
one take off a