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To: tet68

Other than the Wright Flyer name me an aircraft that went from drawing board to operational status without "an incident!"


76 posted on 10/17/2006 7:06:44 AM PDT by Young Werther
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To: Young Werther

No, was just tickled by the language, "which allowed the crew to validate the operation of their ejection seats.
".

Actually the Wright Flyer killed a young leutnant on his first trial hop with one of the brothers at the controls.

That may have been one of the first "pilot error" fatalities
I suppose.


77 posted on 10/17/2006 3:56:52 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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