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No, this is a sign of progress. It seems like it used to be a given that there would be a few crashes for a new type. Look at the De Havilland comet, for inst
by codeonfire 14y ago
No, this is a sign of progress. It seems like it used to be a given that there would be a few crashes for a new type. Look at the De Havilland comet, for instance. Being a test pilot really meant that you might die. It was even worse for military aircraft, 20 of 50 A-12/sr-71 aircraft were destoyed. Now planes fly for a decade before there's a catastrophic failure.