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X-37 Flies but Runs Off Runway

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-needs-brakes dept.

mknewman writes "The X-37 drop test was completed today with a lift by White Knight. It had a successful flight but it ran off the end of the runway."

13 of 128 comments (clear)

  1. well... by Proof_of_death · · Score: 5, Funny

    It took off, it didn't explode ... two out of three aint bad, right?

    1. Re:well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      66%? That would be a D.

  2. But apparently... by TechnoGuyRob · · Score: 4, Funny

    The author was insuccessful in spelling "successful."

    1. Re:But apparently... by tktk · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's unpossible.

    2. Re:But apparently... by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 5, Funny

      "The author was insuccessful in spelling "successful."

      Thanks for Choo-Choo-Choosing to post that, Ralph.

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  3. Engineering problem by angrychimp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously the runway wasn't long enough.

    1. Re:Engineering problem by Monkeys!!! · · Score: 5, Funny

      Obviously the runway wasn't long enough.

      Incorrect. The real Engineering problem was that the plane was too long.

    2. Re:Engineering problem by slashname3 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Obviously the runway wasn't long enough.

      Damn metric/standard conversion! Was the lenght of the runway measured in meters or feet? Get the guy that worked on the Mars orbiter, I know he knows how to convert this stuff correctly.

    3. Re:Engineering problem by oshy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe it was the wrong aproach angle

      http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/swr0047l.jpg

      'Not only is this the shortest runway I've ever seen it's also the widest!'

  4. Re:Successful? by zpeterz63 · · Score: 5, Funny

    *sigh* You poor, poor, uneducated man. Don't you know that all you have to do to fly is to throw yourself at the ground and miss?

  5. Re:Why exactly is this Slashdot-worthy? by MustardMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't mean to be facetious, or a troll

    So what did you mean to be? A dumbass who can't read?

  6. Overheard comment by landing gear engineer by dunng808 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Brakes? We don't need no stinkin' brakes!"

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    Open Slate Project

  7. Re:any landing by gstoddart · · Score: 2, Funny
    you can walk away from is a good landing

    True as that may be, I will always prefer a nice smooth touchdown and a leisurely taxi to the gate as opposed to trying that cool looking slide with the sounds and lights of emergency vehicles.

    Air travel is bad enough without lowering the bar any further. ;-)
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