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Airplane Scientists
Am Thu, 18 Dec 2003 20:15:29 -0800 (PST) schrieb "Rand Simberg":
Different goals, different funding sources, different rules of operation, etc. I'm not saying that Rutan doesn't have something to offer in the way of an example. But I think NASA is getting an unfair treatment here and Rutan is being "canonized" prematurely. I've no interest in canonizing Burt. In many ways, particularly regulatorily, he's a pain in the ass. Maybe he is the PITA that NASA and other government [and/or govt. 'sponsored'] organizations urgently need? Maybe they SHOULD have a look onto him and his methods - his success proves, they CAN'T be all false. Maybe... cu, ZiLi aka HKZL (Heinrich Zinndorf-Linker) -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / http://zili.de X No HTML in / \ email & news |
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:54:04 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
"Heinrich Zinndorf-Linker (zili@home)" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: I've no interest in canonizing Burt. In many ways, particularly regulatorily, he's a pain in the ass. Maybe he is the PITA that NASA and other government [and/or govt. 'sponsored'] organizations urgently need? NASA has nothing to do with launch regulation, which is the area in which he's being a PITA. Maybe they SHOULD have a look onto him and his methods - his success proves, they CAN'T be all false. Maybe... If he succeeds in setting lousy regulatory precedents, his "success" could make it much more difficult for others, and the industry in general. |
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In article ,
Tony Rusi wrote: ...The right mix of courage and safety considerations is another important thing to balance. The Wright Bros. killed an army man, lots of aviation pioneers were killed flying their craft... More significantly, the Wright Bros. killed Wilbur Wright in 1912. Orville lived another 36 years but accomplished nothing further of any real significance. -- MOST launched 30 June; science observations running | Henry Spencer since Oct; first surprises seen; papers pending. | |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:43:33 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
(Henry Spencer) made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: In article , Tony Rusi wrote: ...The right mix of courage and safety considerations is another important thing to balance. The Wright Bros. killed an army man, lots of aviation pioneers were killed flying their craft... More significantly, the Wright Bros. killed Wilbur Wright in 1912. What does that mean? In what way was Orville (and Wilbur) reponsible for Wilbur getting typhoid fever? |
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In article ,
Rand Simberg wrote: More significantly, the Wright Bros. killed Wilbur Wright in 1912. What does that mean? In what way was Orville (and Wilbur) reponsible for Wilbur getting typhoid fever? Hmm, I'd thought that he'd been injured in a crash and that had at least contributed, but a quick look doesn't find confirmation... May be bit rot in the old memory. -- MOST launched 30 June; science observations running | Henry Spencer since Oct; first surprises seen; papers pending. | |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:15:45 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
(Henry Spencer) made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: In article , Rand Simberg wrote: More significantly, the Wright Bros. killed Wilbur Wright in 1912. What does that mean? In what way was Orville (and Wilbur) reponsible for Wilbur getting typhoid fever? Hmm, I'd thought that he'd been injured in a crash and that had at least contributed, but a quick look doesn't find confirmation... May be bit rot in the old memory. No problem--I've been having similar symptoms as I get on... I won't ask for another tee-shirt--I've got enough. ;-) |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:43:33 -0800 (PST), (Henry
Spencer) wrote: In article , Tony Rusi wrote: ...The right mix of courage and safety considerations is another important thing to balance. The Wright Bros. killed an army man, lots of aviation pioneers were killed flying their craft... More significantly, the Wright Bros. killed Wilbur Wright in 1912. I thought he died of typhoid. Orville lived another 36 years but accomplished nothing further of any real significance. Did a fair amount of flight instructing. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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