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- From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- Subject: Re: I thinI see our problem. (Was Re: Terminal Velocity of DCX?
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:46:01 GMT
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- In <1992Dec27.162459.20371@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
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- >Better ask how many Wright Flyers are still in operation. That's
- >a closer approximation of where we are in spaceflight relative
- >to aeronautics. And don't forget to check on how many DC-1s and
- >DC-2s are still doing scheduled flights.
-
- The DC-1/2/3 were all essentially the same aircraft, Gary.
-
- Have you *ever* posted a historical fact that wasn't wrong/silly? :-)
-
- >To compare aviation and spaceflight, go back in aviation history
- >to where the total number of hours of powered flight of all aircraft
- >equal the total number of hours of powered flight for all launchers.
- >We're still at the sticks and string level. Actually, I'd claim we're
- >back with the Montgolfier brothers.
-
- You'd also claim that the Montgolfiers were wasting their time,
- because man would never fly...
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