"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/13/2013 at 15:35 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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Experimental ditching test conducted by a pilot most likely from the NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory.* The B-24 was ditched into the James River on September 20, 1944. A pilot flew the plane into the water and the B-24 definitely experienced damage. Silent.
*The YouTube comments indicate the pilot worked for the NASA Langley Research Center, but as desertdog5051 pointed out, NASA wasn't formed until 1958.
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> ttyymmnn
08/13/2013 at 15:39 |
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Test pilot gets out. Hold on lemme fix my hair.
desertdog5051
> ttyymmnn
08/13/2013 at 15:48 |
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Wasn't a NASA researcher. NASA was not founded til 1958.
http://history.nasa.gov/brief.html
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ttyymmnn
> desertdog5051
08/13/2013 at 15:52 |
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I didn't write the copy, but you are correct. The text came from YouTube. I'll edit.
The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
> ttyymmnn
08/13/2013 at 16:10 |
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Chris Clarke
> ttyymmnn
08/13/2013 at 16:41 |
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I'm sure glad the pilot was liberated from the cockpit.
salmon
> ttyymmnn
08/13/2013 at 23:01 |
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Might be NACA (of NACA duct fame). They're the predecessor of NASA.