> You never heard of turbines have you? You should see these things. All
 > the old Otter planes are being retrofitted with modern turbine engines.
 > The turbines turn those old reliable relics into a really great plane.
 > 
 > Hybrid turbine powertrains are currently successfully driving buses
 > cheaply in the San Fransico transit system. That is not a negative
 > tradeoff.
Mike,
 Let me quote MY part of the message:
 >JD> So-called 'hybrid' technology isn't at all new. The only problems are
 >JD> weight and complexity, both of which lead to expense. After all,
EXPENSE, Mike, EXPENSE. The fact that something CAN be done doesn't mean that 
it SHOULD be done nor is affordable. It must be affordable to be practical.
 > You give me the impression of imagining today's technology as you knew
 > it back when you were younger, Jim. In case you don't realize it, there
 > has been much progress since then. You should have more faith in the new
 > generation X'ers abilities.  [Lecture mode OFF]
I'll throw it right back at you: Gen X'ers should maybe have a little more 
respect for those who have been there, and done that. And I do keep quite up 
on technology, thank you very much.
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