Touch the Heavens
“But her anxiety was well hidden as she walked toward the light gray Phantom with its long, bulbous black nose. Dan McCord was already there waiting for her, talking amiably with the crew chief who serviced the plane. McCord flashed her a smile of welcome as she approached.“Well, ready to become a Phantom Phlyer?” he teased, motioning for her to climb the ladder hooked on the left side of the fuselage. Chris returned the smile, hoisting herself up the steps into the rear seat.Dan watched her pro...gress as she slipped into the cockpit. She placed her helmet on the console in front of her.“I thought you called it Double Ugly?”“We call it that when it’s going outside its performance envelope,” he said in way of explanation climbing aboard. “We also called it DRUT.”She saw mirth lurking in his eyes when he said it. “Okay, I’ll bite. What does DRUT stand for?”An irrepressible grin tugged at the corner of his mouth. “Turn the word around and you’ll see,” was all he said.MoreLess
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