Tex was a character... and an excellent stick and rudder man.
A milestone in aviation history. Today on the VFT.
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I reckon they learned a lot from the Comet's crashes. I'd not be at all surprised if Boeing had thought of putting in squarish windows, too.
Oh, for sure. D-H should have done some far more rigorous long-term testing and a full strip-down before a single aircraft was commissioned for public use.Hi Grimly,
the entire world's aircraft industry learned a lot from the Comet because DeHavilland went public on the crash reports.
To be fair to DH, duralumin was only invented just after the turn of the century... and pressurized aircraft much newer than that. Very little was known about pressurization "cycles" and it's affect on metal fatigue.... by anyone. And even up into the 80's when Aloha Airlines turned a 737 into a convertible because of it.Oh, for sure. D-H should have done some far more rigorous long-term testing and a full strip-down before a single aircraft was commissioned for public use.
I suppose they were well aware Boeing (and others) were well on the way to haviing a commercial pax jet of their own, so cut some corners.
Hubris is all very well at a dinner table, but it doesn't play out too well with customers 20,000 ft up.
Was out at Edwards the summer they were flight testing the YC-14 and -15. It was fun to watch big airplanes take off and land like little Cessna's.I saw this pop up today, the Boeing YC-14 bidding to replace the C-130 a few years ago.
Looks like they had two flying birds. Boeing YC-14 - Wikipedia
I would have loved to see that myself. Too bad neither made the grade.Was out at Edwards the summer they were flight testing the YC-14 and -15. It was fun to watch big airplanes take off and land like little Cessna's.
Sure kid. Soon as we get the power back on.Hey Mr. that ride was kinda short, can I get a refund?
Here for the talk tonight.