The "Deuce" 10/03/2016 The “Deuce”, a C-60 Lockheed Lodestar, is as much a character in this book as any of her human counterparts. She has her strengths and weakness and even a personality. I have a real fondness for World War II era aircraft. Necessity is the mother of invention and the necessities of war were great. That drove a quantum leap in aircraft design. Aircraft designers today have two advantages over their World War II counterparts: computing technology and raw power. With enough technology and
The “Deuce”, a C-60 Lockheed Lodestar, is as much a character in this book as any of her human counterparts. She has her strengths and weakness and even a personality. I have a real fondness for World War II era aircraft. Necessity is the mother of invention and the necessities of war were great. That drove a quantum leap in aircraft design. Aircraft designers today have two advantages over their World War II counterparts: computing technology and raw power. With enough technology and