X-37 Flies but Runs Off Runway

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X-37 Flies but Runs Off Runway 128

Posted by samzenpus on Friday April 07, 2006 @09:26PM 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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well... (Score:5, Funny)

by Proof_of_death ( 718276 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @09:34PM (#15089135)

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

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But apparently... (Score:5, Funny)

by TechnoGuyRob ( 926031 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @09:43PM (#15089158) Homepage

The author was insuccessful in spelling "successful."

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Re:But apparently... (Score:5, Funny)

by tktk ( 540564 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @09:50PM (#15089184)

That's unpossible.

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Re:well... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @09:54PM (#15089199)

66%? That would be a D.

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Engineering problem (Score:5, Funny)

by angrychimp ( 885088 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @10:00PM (#15089216)

Obviously the runway wasn't long enough.

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Re:Successful? (Score:5, Funny)

by zpeterz63 ( 851922 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @10:11PM (#15089237)

*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?

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Re:But apparently... (Score:5, Funny)

by MobileTatsu-NJG ( 946591 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @10:12PM (#15089244)

"The author was insuccessful in spelling "successful."

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

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Re:Engineering problem (Score:5, Funny)

by Monkeys!!! ( 831558 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @10:24PM (#15089279) Homepage

Obviously the runway wasn't long enough.

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

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Re:Why exactly is this Slashdot-worthy? (Score:5, Funny)

by MustardMan ( 52102 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @10:37PM (#15089302)

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

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

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Overheard comment by landing gear engineer (Score:5, Funny)

by dunng808 ( 448849 ) writes: <garydunnhiNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Friday April 07, 2006 @10:43PM (#15089316) Journal

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

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Re:Engineering problem (Score:3, Funny)

by slashname3 ( 739398 ) writes: on Friday April 07, 2006 @11:02PM (#15089371)

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.

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Re:Engineering problem (Score:2, Funny)

by oshy ( 674602 ) writes: on Saturday April 08, 2006 @08:13AM (#15090356)

Maybe it was the wrong aproach angle

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

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

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Re:any landing (Score:3, Funny)

by gstoddart ( 321705 ) writes: on Saturday April 08, 2006 @03:42PM (#15091974) Homepage

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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Engineering problem (Score:5, Funny)

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