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Re: SpaceShipOne captures X-prize!
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The true lesson is more along the lines of "Walk before you run." Test the designs to find out where they break. Identify the problems. Correct the design to eliminate them. Note that every airliner since the Comet has rounded corners on the windows (and doors).
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Yeah I agree with you on that part. I guess the DC-10 airliner problem probably would have been a better example. Those airplanes lost engines due to a lack in regulation of repair procedures. How about the Bopal disaster in India. I think the main thing that we have to concern ourselves as engineers is falling into a false sense of security because if we don't we will do something incredibly stupid and maybe even dangerous.
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Last edited by Adam Y. : 07-10-2004 at 16:49.
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