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Why would one name an aerospace company after Dadedalus, who crashed after flying too close to the sun?
by cnqyx 5y ago
Why would one name an aerospace company after Dadedalus, who crashed after flying too close to the sun?
- jollybean 5y agoIcarus crashed after flying too close to the sun after Daedalus' warnings.
- throw0101a 5y ago> […] Dadedalus, who crashed after flying too close to the sun? It wasn't Dadedalus [sic] who flew towards the sun, but his son Icarus: > In Greek mythology, Daedalus (/ˈdɛdələs ˈdiːdələs ˈdeɪdələs/; Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: Daedalus; Etruscan: Taitale) was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus […] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus
- mometsi 5y agoIn any case, he manufactured some critically flawed aviation equipment, which resulted in a fatality.
- throw0101a 5y agoIIRC, it was the operator's (Icarus) fault.
- namdnay 5y agoThat’s what Daedalus says, he’s trying to shift the blame on the operator. But he’s the one who made a wing with wax whilst pretending it could be flown under the previous “bird” certification
- fhd2 5y agoI think I figured out why they called themselves that at this point :P
- dotancohen 5y agoThe -MAX? Or are we calling it the -8 now?
- zeckalpha 5y agoSince weather balloons pop before returning to the earth, at one point I was on a weather ballooning project named Icarus.
- cjrp 5y agoThere's an (ex-) Navy air base called HMS Daedalus, better than HMS Icarus
- dotancohen 5y agoI seem to remember a space station with that name too.