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By definition, experimental aircraft have unknown characteristics. It makes
sense that you'd want to test them out away from heavily populated areas. Boeing and other civilian and military manufacturers don't test out their new designs at LAX. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: By definition, experimental aircraft have unknown characteristics. No, they don't, fjukkwit./ Bertie |
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In rec.aviation.owning Mxsmanic wrote:
By definition, experimental aircraft have unknown characteristics. It makes sense that you'd want to test them out away from heavily populated areas. Boeing and other civilian and military manufacturers don't test out their new designs at LAX. Uttern nonsense. You haven't a clue what "experimental" means. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
... By definition, experimental aircraft have unknown characteristics. It makes sense that you'd want to test them out away from heavily populated areas. Boeing and other civilian and military manufacturers don't test out their new designs at LAX. First an "experimental" aircraft in aviation talk is just another classification. The characteristics may be well known and just doesn't fit into any other class. Secondly, I have personally flown a number of experimental Boeing aircraft into LAX when I worked for the flight test group there. I believe B747-100 s/n 1 is still classified as experimental. And I flew B401, 2 and 3 (the first 3 747-400 designated a/c). They too were classified as experimental and flew into a lot of large airports with heavy population. -- Regards, Bob F. |
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on 8/28/2008 7:08 PM Bob F. said the following:
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... By definition, experimental aircraft have unknown characteristics. It makes sense that you'd want to test them out away from heavily populated areas. Boeing and other civilian and military manufacturers don't test out their new designs at LAX. First an "experimental" aircraft in aviation talk is just another classification. The characteristics may be well known and just doesn't fit into any other class. Secondly, I have personally flown a number of experimental Boeing aircraft into LAX when I worked for the flight test group there. I believe B747-100 s/n 1 is still classified as experimental. And I flew B401, 2 and 3 (the first 3 747-400 designated a/c). They too were classified as experimental and flew into a lot of large airports with heavy population. Another epic fail for Anthony... |
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Bob F. writes:
First an "experimental" aircraft in aviation talk is just another classification. The characteristics may be well known and just doesn't fit into any other class. My impression is that many aircraft are called experimental in order to get around certain troublesome regulations. Secondly, I have personally flown a number of experimental Boeing aircraft into LAX when I worked for the flight test group there. I believe B747-100 s/n 1 is still classified as experimental. And I flew B401, 2 and 3 (the first 3 747-400 designated a/c). They too were classified as experimental and flew into a lot of large airports with heavy population. How many hours had they flown elsewhere before they visited those large airports? |
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In rec.aviation.owning Mxsmanic wrote:
Bob F. writes: First an "experimental" aircraft in aviation talk is just another classification. The characteristics may be well known and just doesn't fit into any other class. My impression is that many aircraft are called experimental in order to get around certain troublesome regulations. And your "impression" is wrong. It does not mean the airplane is "experimental" in the sense of being unknown, new, or unproven, nor does it mean that it is home built. All experimental means is that the manufacturer, whoever that may be, didn't go through the process to certify the aircraft in one of the other catagories with the FAA. The Anatov AN-2 has been made for about 50 years by several former Soviet block countries, has been used the world over for everything from transport, military, and airline use, and is probably the most produced aircraft in history. Since the Soviet countries had no interest in certifying their aircraft with the FAA and there were no reciprocal agreements as there are with some other countries, guess what it is registered as if you buy one and register it in the US? -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Bob F. writes: First an "experimental" aircraft in aviation talk is just another classification. The characteristics may be well known and just doesn't fit into any other class. My impression is that many aircraft are called experimental in order to get around certain troublesome regulations. That's because you're clueless. Bertie |
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