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Test plane crashes; pilot unhurt (second Cessna "Flycatcher" test plane LSA crashes)
Wichita Eagle ^
| 3/20/09
| Hodgin
Posted on 03/20/2009 1:02:51 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: ak267
Pops always impressed that upon me after having autorotated UH-1s in 4 times in combat and having the transmission scatter at low altitude) in one stateside...
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:20:04 PM PDT
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Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, leaves the least BRD...)
To: SkyDancer
The 777 went through thousands of hours of avionic, GVT, FS static test, etc, etc.. before first flight.
It wouldn't even of been certified for first flight if not.
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posted on
03/21/2009 3:31:13 PM PDT
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avg_freeper
(Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
To: avg_freeper
All Boeing planes are certified “Experimental” until just before delivery ... there was a great tour and film on the whole process. You might want to go to Boeing.com and read the story ....
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03/21/2009 3:34:36 PM PDT
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SkyDancer
('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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