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

    That's unpossible.

  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: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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  6. Re:X-37 is a DARPA-sponsored project by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Interesting
    This truly heralds a new age of independent aeronautics.

    Independent how? Scaled Composites has already done enough Pentagon projects to fully qualify as a member of the Military Industrial Complex.

    Other than market share, are they really different from Boeing in any significant way? Both companies make civilian aircraft and rockets, and both do defense contracting.

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

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

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