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Expert Profile: Cal Taylor

Expertise: Questions about the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, its history, operations and technical information. I wrote and published the definitive history of the C-133, Remembering an Unsung Giant: The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People. Someone has done a good job of extractinig material from my book for the article about the C-133 on AllEx[perts.

Experience in the area
I accrued 1,837 hours as a C-133 navigator out of a total of 6,738 flying hours in the USAF. Twelve years of that time were as a crew member, the other years were in various training assignments and as a USAF intelligence officer. My flying experience includes time in the B-52H, C-141, C-133, AC-130, C-130 and the C-5A.

Organizations
Air Force Association, Civil Air Patrol, Military Officers Association of America, National Association of Uniformed Services, Vasa Order of America

Publications
Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society; Warbirds publication of the Experimental Aircraft Association; Quarterly of the Jimmie Doolittle Museum, Travis AFB, CA

Education/Credentials
BA, HIstory; MA, Asian Studies; MA, Management

Awards and Honors
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, other military decorations

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 140
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		26

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/21/08
10	10	10	10	05/28/08
10	10	10	10	01/30/08
10	10	10	10	11/30/07

User Comments

thank you so much
(qasheedra on 08/21/08)

Cal Your response and direction will no doubt lead to a good assignment mark. I will be sure to follow your advice about the mechanic. Human res
(Joshua on 05/28/08)

Thank you for the response. Would like to meet with you some time and talk more about this airplane and all. Currently, working here at Boeing, I am o
(Michael on 01/30/08)

Thanks so far,wrote you an e@mail Best regards Roland Berger
(Roland Berger on 11/30/07)

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Recent Answers from Cal Taylor

2008-08-21 elevators: Take a look at a diagram of an airplane. The elevator is the movable portion of the horizontal tail. It is the section at the rear that moves up and down. As long as you are reviewing the controls, be...

2008-05-26 landing gear/under carrage: Dear Joshua, Thanks for a specific, clearly formulated question, which is something that earlier questions have not been. Landing gear is actually a subject that people have little apopreciation for...

2008-02-10 pilot training: Dear Mohammed You don't say if you have any flight time. To become an airline pilot requires that you have gained several licences--private pilot, then commercial with multiengine rating and so on.That...

2008-01-30 C-133 90530: I'm sure I knew your dad, as I was in the 84th MAS (a navigator) when that accident happened. In fact, I was a summary court for MSgt Joe Tierney, one of the engineers. That duty involved mostly making...

2007-12-13 air transportation: Dear Paul My area of expertise is the C-133 Cargomaster transport aircraft. To answer your qeustion requires more detail about what you need to do? Where are you (school, business, etc.?) Are you putting...