To: ElectricStrawberry
You have to remember the every aircraft ever built has had its Airworthyness Certificate written in blood, the hills around Edwards AFB are named after pilots who gave their
lives to the future of aviation.
The first passenger ever in a fixed wing aircraft lost his life in the demonstration, the pilot was Orville Wright.
The Pilots assigned to these aircraft fly em because they BELIEVE that it is good for the Corps, good for aviation in general. We need this aircraft and the capability it gives
our Marines, they are currently flying around in 40 year old aircraft and technology.
When helicopters first were introduced, they were falling out of the sky like sparrows.
Yes, more pilots and troops will die in the development of combat aircraft, it is the nature of the beast,and GOD bless their souls for it.
Freedom isnt free , it takes its fee in blood and lives.
10 posted on
05/16/2003 10:54:53 AM PDT by
Robe
To: Robe
The first passenger ever in a fixed wing aircraft lost his life in the demonstration, the pilot was Orville Wright. What happened? Passenger fall out?
25 posted on
05/16/2003 2:38:31 PM PDT by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: Robe
The first passenger ever in a fixed wing aircraft lost his life in the demonstration, the pilot was Orville Wright. Are you sure about this assertion? The first flight by Orville Wright was December 17, 1903, followed by two more that day with Wilbur taking his turn. Wilbur died in 1912, just as the airplane was beginning to make great advances. Orville worked on alone and in 1913 won the Collier Trophy for a device to automatically balance airplanes. In 1915 he sold his interest in the Wright Company, and continued work on the development of aviation in his own shop. In 1929, he received the first Daniel Guggenheim Medal for his and Wilbur's contributions to the advancement of aeronautics. He died on January 30, 1948. I always assumed it was of natural causes.
26 posted on
05/16/2003 2:51:08 PM PDT by
Paul Ross
(From the State Looking Forward to Global Warming! Let's Drown France!)
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