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Stormin' Norman (norman@schwarzkopf.invalid) 2018/06/18 08:43

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On 18 Jun 2018 06:25:40 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:

>Like its predecessor, the D558-1, the
>D558-2 was designed so that the forward fuselage, including cockpit, could be
>separated from the rest of the aircraft in an emergency. Once the forward
>fuselage had decelerated sufficiently, the pilot would then be able to escape
>from the cockpit by parachute.

The above is interesting but I couldn't find any additional
information about the design.

Once the forward fuselage separated, I wonder how it was stabilized
sufficiently for the pilot to bail out?

Interesting post, thank you Miloch!


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