Do you know the tail number of that test bed plane? - Richard Leighton Dixon - Medium

They were well aware of the risk, so they fitted the plane with a specialized fire extinguishing system that would immediately snuff any flame which appeared in the fuel tank. But I imagine the test pilots took some convincing!

They were well aware of the risk, so they fitted the plane with a specialized fire extinguishing…

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Richard Leighton Dixon

Jun 19, 2022

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Do you know the tail number of that test bed plane?

Richard Leighton Dixon

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Old person. Motorcycle rider. Wine drinker. Cat herder. Stock market thing doer.

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