Aviation Quotes
“Whoever said the pen is mightier
than the sword obviously never encountered automatic
weapons.”
—General Douglas MacArthur
“You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come
with me.”
—USMC Gunnery Sergeant
“Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall
Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.”
—At the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base
Kadena, Japan
“You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at
Mach 3.”
—Paul F. Crickmore, test pilot
“The only time you have too much fuel is when you’re
on fire.”
“Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in
the ocean than submarines in the sky.”
“If the wings are traveling faster than the
fuselage, it’s probably a helicopter—and therefore,
unsafe.”
“When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you
always have enough power left to get you to the
scene of the crash.”
“Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another
expensive flying club.”
“What is the similarity between air traffic
controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the
pilot dies; if ATC screws up, the pilot dies.”
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