> Gee, it seems bonkers to scrap it just because it had a problem on a test flight, right? That depends entirely on the nature of the problem revealed during t

> Gee, it seems bonkers to scrap it just because it had a problem on a test flight, right? That depends entirely on the nature of the problem revealed during the test. Some tests may reveal that an idea won't work and the whole project is unsalvageable. Facebook were trying to build a very large (43m wingspan) very light (400kg) aircraft, with the intention of using it for ultra-long endurance missions (90 days) in remote areas. For remote endurance in the field you need durability. Evidently more durability than was possible given the lightweight construction, since it was destroyed by the wind. I can easily see that sort of failure damning the whole project.