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Diesel versus Steam

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Posted by MidlandPacific on Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:04 PM

When I was working for the Air Force, I once came across a wonderful quote from a mad-scientist type who was asked about the merits of removing crews from aircraft.  His response was something like, "where else can you find a microprocessor, power source, reliable servos and a gyroscope in a package that weighs only 185 pounds?"

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