[extropy-chat] Fear of flying

[kevinfreels.com]

I somehow doubt that a jet with wings ripped off at the root would be able
manage controlled flight back to base. As for the French plane, those jets
barely even need a rudder. It's only function is to assist landing in a
crosswind.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] Fear of flying


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> --- spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Kevin my father-in-law has a terrible fear of flying,
> > specifically that the wings would come off in turbulence.  I
> > launched into a big pontification on how they are stress
> > tested, inspected, planes never have structural failure
> > in flight, bla bla and yakkity yak.  About a week later
> > the tail fell off that French plane causing it to punch
> > a deep hole into the earth.  He has not flown since.
>
> You should show him photos of air force fighters that have shorn off
> their wings at the roots in midair collisions but still flown back to
> base and landed.... hey, that French plane lost its rudder but still
> flew back to the airport. That's a glass half full in my opinion...
>
> Mike Lorrey
> Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
> "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
> It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
>                                       -William Pitt (1759-1806)
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