@Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 20 days agoTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.www.usni.orgmessage-square19arrow-up1217
arrow-up1217external-linkTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.www.usni.org@Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 20 days agomessage-square19
minus-square@d00ery@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-217 days ago new concepts have to be evaluated, and we had learned a great deal about that one. I had made seven wheels up landings—six of them intentionally. Vice Admiral Engen (U.S. Navy test pilot)
Vice Admiral Engen (U.S. Navy test pilot)