Overheard In the Hallway

[selenite0]

"We should build the plane so if a pilot ever gets into that situation it self-destructs and takes him out of the gene pool."

Apparently some of the Flight Controls folks aren't happy with their requirements.

Comments

[tmc4242.livejournal.com]

So they want the Skarrier auto eject on engine fail to go a couple of steps farther, huh ? Maybe just ejecting the pilot and returning to base would be more cost effective... :-)

[phanatic.livejournal.com]

I think that's what they ended up doing with the Osprey, actually.

[selenite.livejournal.com]

The Marines don't seem to mind:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-v22_29bus.ART.State.Edition2.17d1b085.html

[tmc4242.livejournal.com]

Crashing doesn't count as self destructing. Self Destructing implies intent. V-22's are helicopters. Inherent design flaw. Doesn't count. ;-)

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Wow. Cruel but fair.

[phanatic.livejournal.com]

By "they," I guess I could have said "we," but I'm on the Chinook side of things.