Rob Arndt wrote:
On Jan 23, 9:28�pm, "Dave Kearton"
wrote:
WaltBJ wrote:
There was another Beast that was very tricky - the LEM moon landing
simulator that got airborne on jet thrust alone. It was merely a
framework, a jet engine and a very open cockpit using bleed air
thrusters for attitude control. It did have a good ejection seat
that saved one guy's butt when it tipped too far and he jettisoned
the crate into the Indian River.
Walt BJ

That would have been Neil Armstrong, �he managed to get out within
a millisecond of 'not getting out'.

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Cheers

Dave Kearton

Photos of the LEM simulator he
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/ch11.htm

Rob




Video of the event in a.b.p.a





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Cheers

Dave Kearton