My understanding of early jet planes and test pilots suggests that they were iterating jets through ejections and near-crash experiences. :-) In the 1950s, tes

My understanding of early jet planes and test pilots suggests that they were iterating jets through ejections and near-crash experiences. :-) In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week[1] [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot