Karl Gallagher ([info]selenite) wrote,
@ 2005-09-29 12:07:00
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Entry tags:engineering, projects

Overheard In the Hallway
"We should build the plane so if a pilot ever gets into that situation it self-destructs and takes him out of the gene pool."

Apparently some of the Flight Controls folks aren't happy with their requirements.


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[info]tmc4242
2005-09-29 05:37 pm UTC (link)
So they want the Skarrier auto eject on engine fail to go a couple of steps farther, huh ? Maybe just ejecting the pilot and returning to base would be more cost effective... :-)

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[info]phanatic
2005-09-29 06:34 pm UTC (link)
I think that's what they ended up doing with the Osprey, actually.

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[info]selenite
2005-09-29 07:09 pm UTC (link)
The Marines don't seem to mind:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-v22_29bus.ART.State.Edition2.17d1b085.html

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[info]phanatic
2005-09-29 10:11 pm UTC (link)
By "they," I guess I could have said "we," but I'm on the Chinook side of things.

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[info]tmc4242
2005-09-29 08:27 pm UTC (link)
Crashing doesn't count as self destructing. Self Destructing implies intent. V-22's are helicopters. Inherent design flaw. Doesn't count. ;-)

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[info]selenesue
2005-09-29 08:41 pm UTC (link)
Wow. Cruel but fair.

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