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Re: Me-262 damage update

Posted by Christer on Tue Jan 28, 2003 01:17:19 PM

In reply top Re: Me-262 damage update posted by Tim Savage on Tue Jan 28, 2003 12:49:57 PM

: : Wasn?t there a grass strip available as an alternative t
: o
: : the paved runway?
: : If that was the case, I would think that landing on gras
: s
: : would have limited the "secondary" damage.
: : Maybe my experience, first and second hand, is too limit
: ed
: : but with a possible gear malfunction I would have lande
: d
: : on something greener than concrete.
: :
: : Christer
: : (hiding from flak)
:
: Lets not second guess a the one with his butt on the line
: in the cockpit. Grass might have been better, but would h
: ave CFR been available etc.

I?m not administering blame in any way, I?m only thinking about the pros and cons for both options.
I haven?t been to an airfield yet that hasn?t got a grass strip or an area covered with grass, suitable for landing, along both sides of the paved runway and in that case CFR wouldn?t be different.
If accidents and, especially incidents, aren?t analysed nothing is learned from it, right!
Maybe it?s not my place though?

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