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From: Scott Ferrin
Date: 1/3/2004 5:13 PM Central Standard Time
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On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 08:03:55 -0800, "Tarver Engineering"
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"Mary Shafer" wrote in message
news On 2 Jan 2004 06:46:15 -0800, (Michael) wrote:

NBC's coverage of the parade had some tight shots of the formation -
very pretty. As the plane is not operational, I was surprised to
see it in something as trivial (sorry) as a parade flyby.

The F-22 lives just over the San Gabriels, though, no distance at all.
It's not as if it came from somewhere far away. EDW is probably only
50 miles from Pasadena, maybe less, by air.

I know that we always worried about the HiMAT (Highly Maneuverable
Aircraft Technology, a subscale research vehicle capable of 0.9 Mach)
escaping from remote-piloting control and zipping over the San
Gabriels to Pasadena because it's so close.

No, that would be because NASA built a crappy data link to the HiMAT; as
demonstrated by it's 100% crash rate.



Explain to us how two aircraft making 26 flights equals a 100% crash
rate.

According to NASA the only 2 HiMATs made are on display in the
Smithsonian.

Pretty much irrelevent, Dan.

The HiMAT is a nice little bee, if one were to want to make a swarm of bees.
The problem with the vehicle was electrical (data link) and that is what has
robbed NASA of many successes even to today.

Remember, the Shuttle crash investigation board made a specific finding that
NASA's problems were partly tracable to their "failure to attract and retain
EEs". What I am writing is no surprise to anyone familiar with timely
information.