[BC] Thought For The Day

[Bill Croghan]

Tom O wrote, 
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> Perhaps the best example of this was the design
> of the Boeing 777. They asked pilots, mechanics
> and flight attendants for their input. I recall one
> Captain saying "You're asking ME what I'd like?"
> He was referring to pointers on the attitude indicator.
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	A friend told me the story once of the first variable wing jet
fighter's design.  Seems the designers set up a lever to change the angle of
the wing.  They pushed it forward to swing forward, and back to swing back.
Then the test pilots got in.  As any pilot knows, you push the throttle ball
forward to go faster back to go slower.  But forward wings were for slower
flight and back swept wings were for faster flight.  I don't remember who
won or how that was resolved.

Bill

Bill Croghan CPBE WBØKSW
Chief Engineer, 
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN
Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV