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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."

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

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

  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.

  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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