Re: Crash for Armidillo

From: Earl Colby Pottinger (earlcp_at_idirect.com)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:57:47 -0500

Chris Gunn <gunncb@idontspamme.inet.net.nz> :

> On 11 Aug 2004 15:24:37 -0700, johnc@idsoftware.com (John Carmack)
> >fairwater@gmail.com (Derek Lyons) wrote in message
> >> >http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2004_08_08/48InchCrash.mpg
> >> >Nice flight, though, John! Take on some more fuel next time.
> >>
> http://spaceshipsummer.blogspot.com/2004/08/two-up-two-down-in-pieces.html
>
> >Obviously we made mistakes there. However, I do not take it as an
> >indication that our basic aproach is flawed. We will incorporate
> >lessons learned from this, but you just can't wait until everything is
> >"provably perfect" before flying something.
> >
> >Crashing just isn't THAT big of a deal for us, and forcing the
> >
> >John Carmack
> >www.armadilloaerospace.com
>
> You must be having more fun than anyone else!
>
> Good on ya!

Right!!!! One thing about all the people whining about JC methods, he really
is having more fun than you are.

                   Earl Colby Pottinger

PS. And remember so far he still has spent less money than NASA or ESA
spends on just paper studies with no hardware. Plus he goes thru multiple
designs and test flight - DaVinci is presently planning to fly humans with no
test flights!

                     Earl Colby Pottinger 

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