Comments on: The test pilots who have been flying SpaceShipTwo report on their work at a test pilot symposium. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-test-pilots-who-have-been-flying-spaceshiptwo-report-on-their-work-at-a-test-pilot-symposium/ Sun, 13 Oct 2013 01:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-test-pilots-who-have-been-flying-spaceshiptwo-report-on-their-work-at-a-test-pilot-symposium/#comment-112964 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 01:57:13 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=25321#comment-112964 My nominee for engineering understatement of the year:

“After four turns, we spontaneously decided to activate the feathering device. It was designed for carefree reentry from space, not as a spin recovery system, but it functions well in that role.”

Last year’s nominee was the description of the Falcon 9 engine failure:

‘rapid unscheduled dis-assembly’

]]> By: joe https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-test-pilots-who-have-been-flying-spaceshiptwo-report-on-their-work-at-a-test-pilot-symposium/#comment-112960 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 01:20:50 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=25321#comment-112960 Sounds like the pilots had their hands full for a few seconds, test flight regimes come with all sorts of surprises, glad they were able to sort it out.

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