Re: Airplanes - Engines - Aircraft Testing Field

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2019/11/2 9:21:32

I have real difficulty with why people view and opine about the past and use today's standards as their judging guideline.
One can not re-write history to suit their agenda as many try today on Wikipedia and internet.
With airplanes, unlike cars, you get one chance to get it right because if you don't, you fall and crash. Wood isn't that energy absorbing under excessive loads - fails catastrophically. That's why there's a whole other world for aviation specs and regulations or we'd be ducking aircraft more often. Recently one fell into a house, so still happens but not as frequently as when they're shooting at you. Look at how control sophistication has back fired on Boeing. There are limits to current knowledge and understanding in every era.