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    Ya, they were building Chevettes and Celebrities around then too.

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    There is more information HERE

    I find this line from the article to be most profound, " Criticism has been expressed of the structural qualities and stress analysis of this framework." DUH!!

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    Looks like something built in a high school welding shop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tlnixon View Post
    Looks like something built in a high school welding shop.
    I would be a little offended by that, but yes I have seem some ugly stuff done in high school. But I would have never let that mess out of my classroom!!! It is difficult to believe that thing was built by a legit contractor.

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    Sorry, no offense intended. One would think that there would have been a working prototype made before they went to the expense of building a real one. I would imagine they lost 4 pilots and whomever else was onboard when it went down as well. Perhaps it was welded with the $29.95 buzz-box welders that used to be advertised in Popular Mechanics decades ago...



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