Bruce Palmer wrote:

Exeter wrote:

Disturbing on many levels.


I have an idea how to expand the "Civilians In Space" program. Screw
the teachers, when the CEV is built I propose that the first manned
flights include one crewmember from the design and engineering teams.
Hell, if they decide to include auto-land functionality in the CEV then
the initial manned test flights should be crewed entirely by contractor
personnel.

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bp
Proud Member of the Human O-Ring Society Since 2003



Igor Sikorski was quoted something like,

"There are good designers with good designs,
good designers with bad designs,
bad designers with good designers
and bad designers with bad designs.

If designers flew their own designs,
there would soon be only good designers
with good designs."

Pretty cocky, huh?

As an experienced amateur aircraft designer,
given to occasional fits of introspection,
and one who flies his own design,
I often wonder where I fit in that list.



Richard Lamb

http://www.flash.net/~lamb01

For the gory details of the
Trials and Tribulations
of designing and building
a super simple little airplane.