Re: Wings on Shuttle orbiter

From: MattWriter (mattwriter_at_aol.com)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: 30 Aug 2004 03:48:19 GMT

<< >Will probably be the next thing to fly apart from engineering ineptitude

Um, that's essentially what happened on 1 Feb 03.

Brian >><BR><BR>

That seems a bit unfair. I don't recall from the CAIB report that there was
anything wrong with the design or engineering or construction of the wing.
There was a too-lenient attitude toward allowing debris to strike the leading
edge with a force it was not designed or expected to resist.

Matt Bille
(MattWriter@AOL.com)
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