Hey this is the one where the pilot has to choose the exact right moment to fold the whole thing in half and if they fuck up it explodes and kills everyone onboard
(...) manufacturer of SpaceShipTwo, did not consider the possibility of a pilot unlocking the feathering system too soon, and so did not build safeguards to prevent the accident.
“After the flight test accident, Virgin Galactic assumed full responsibility for the completion of the flight test program and is getting ready for commercial service.”
well at least they took the full responsibility to continue...
11 Comments
buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 30 pts · 3y
Hey this is the one where the pilot has to choose the exact right moment to fold the whole thing in half and if they fuck up it explodes and kills everyone onboard
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 3y
It's an entirely manual fight, it's kinda impressive. But it also means if you fold at the wrong time your dead like you mentioned. Happened in 2014.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/28/virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-crash-cause
Scrath@feddit.de · 18 pts · 3y
You've got to be fucking kidding me
tryptaminev@feddit.de · 5 pts · 3y
well at least they took the full responsibility to continue...
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y
Sounds like the perfect vessel for a drunk pilot and as many billionaires as possible!
Michal@discuss.tchncs.de · 15 pts · 3y
This idea has one flaw. Millionaires will never take public transport.
MrSangrief@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
Did they improve the safety by using an officially licenced controller?
emptyother@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I would NEVER have trusted my life to a bluetooth or wifi connection. Any IT-technician who do isn't an IT-technician, imho.
PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
No they’re using a transparent blue Mad Catz controller
gornar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah at least use a virpil or something, sheesh