I'm yet another engineer, and pilot, and ham radio operator. Like most airplane nuts growing up in the 60's I was fascinated by anything that flew, and pursued an aerospace career. I now work as a Test Engineer at General Dynamics, where I try to solve technical mysteries. There's an obvious (to me) connection to AE/FN's disappearance. Understanding HOW they got lost isn't even a mystery, but looking for clues of what they did next, and trying to put the pieces together into a coherant, reasonable story is fascinating.
JohnO