Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Pusher Aircraft
Art Contrarian looks at a concept that failed. An excerpt:
But perhaps the greatest problem was what to do when the pilot had to bail out of a single-engine plane; without special steps taken, he would be chopped up as he passed through the propeller arc. Solutions included feathering the prop or detaching it before bail-out. Another solution was the ejection seat common on jet fighters but something that didn't emerge until towards the end of World War 2.
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