Re: Let's be more specific (was: Stupid Shut Cost arguement

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From: Edward V. Wright
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 17:17

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In <72827@cup.portal.com> BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn) writes:

>    As Gary and I pointed out, Pegasus really started slipping after
>    maiden flight... about eighteen months between flights 2 and 3, to
>    be precise. That DC-X has slipped little prior to maiden flight is
>    a good sign, but hardly justifies such smugness. 

Well, after the first Pegasus flight, they had to build another one.
Not because it failed, but because it worked.  Unless something 
catastrophic happens on the first test flight, you won't have to
build another DC-X before the second one.

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