More tidbits from the WSHM's COOPER Broadcast tonight
1. 727 has six "pre-dent" flap settings: 2, 5, 15, 25, 30, and 40 degrees. The last two are used for landing. "15" is considered the "sweet spot." - Dave Jones, former Boeing 727 Flight Test Engineer and now a Museum of Flight docent.
2. Dave Jones continued, and said that the DC-9, soon to become the MD-80, had an aft stairs but its flap system was not as sophisticated nor as comprehensive as the Boeing 727. Also, NWO started flying 727s in 1967. They first flew in trials in 1963; certified in 1964.
3. Tom said that the FBI got its first electron microscope in 1972. His presentation on the tie was magnificent and will be a real joy to hear at CC21. I loved it.
4. Another DBC book is coming out: DB Cooper and Flight 305 - Re-examining the Hijacking and Disappearance, by Robert H. Edwards, Ph.D. Due September 28, 2021 from Schiffer Publishing in Pennsylvania.
Edwards is approaching this case from a mathematician's perspective, and has re-investigated the flight paths. He says he has five new LZs that need to be examined. Dr. Edwards has been orbiting me and others in the Vortex for years, asking questions and conducting his research. Most of his research has been conducted via the Internet, with strong reliance on WSHM interviews, which has forged a bond with the WSHM - who considers him a kindred soul, it appears. Edwards also says that he has read approximately 19,000 pages from the FBI's Vault. He was born in the UK and now lives in eastern Europe.
Well let's see Bruce, dont give us any details! No hard info. Why are you holding out on us, Bruce?
Isn't Dr. Edwards who is 'orbiting you' also the Actor and Producer: Robert I. Harker ? The star of stage and screen. Who has played Hitler, Lawrence of Arabia, and other heroic figures and now DB Cooper ? Lets start with his publisher's vita:
Bob Edwards (Robt H Edwards phD) studied mathematics at Cambridge University, and earned his MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics. He embarked on a career as an economist and later as a contractor in economic, demographic and market research. He has owned and managed his own research firm since 1990. He has lived, worked or studied in Canada, England, Malaysia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. He holds a private pilot’s license and has experience in parachuting. He survived spin training, engine failure, forced landing, a hang-glider crash, and a tangle with the shroud lines. Now that he is older but not wiser, he does more dangerous things, such as writing this book, and acting for film and television under the
screen name Robert Isaac HarkerSchiffer Publishing, Ltd. | 4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, Pennsylvania 19310
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Edward's/Harker's phD is the least of his credits! He has 5 new LZs that need to be examined? Methinks the only story is a muse who has now entered the DB Cooper Maldum Fornax ? Time will tell. Unfortunately it will only take 200 years! In other words: another DBCooper lifetime production.