1. “I’m As Mad As Hell, And I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore!”
Jim Sandberg

2. Lessons Learned
Lessons Re-learned
Lessons to be Learned
Lessons NOT Learned

3. Why Test Aircraft Get Destroyed? Why Test Pilots Die?
The IMPORTANT Hazards
Why Test Aircraft Get Destroyed?
Why Test Pilots Die?

4. We HAVE Been Sharing
HTTB
T-33
B-1A
V-22
X-31
G-180
F-16 E/F
BUT…

7. Lessons NOT Learned ? Rate Sensor Gyro Packages
Wake Turbulence Encounters
Flight Termination Systems
FADECs
Airshows

8. Rate Sensor Gyros
A-12 Dec 1967
QSRA Jul
F-117A Apr 1982
MV-22A Jun 1991

9. A-12 OXCART 1967

10. Quiet Short-haul Research Aircraft 1978

12. F-117A 1982

13. MV-22A 1991

15. Wake Turbulence
JAS-39 Gripen Sep 1999
EF 2000 Eurofighter Sep 200 2
F-22 Raptor Sep 2004

16. JAS-39 Gripen 1999

17. EF Eurofighter 2002

18. F-22 Raptor 2004

19. Flight Termination Systems
Global Hawk Mar 1999
Polecat Dec 2006
Tomahawk Jul 2007

20. Global Hawk 1999

21. Polecat 2006

22. Tomahawk 2007

23. FADECs
ATF
F-18E/F
V-22
Airliners?

24. Airshows GLOC / GLOO Descending Vertical Maneuvers
Cornell ‘84, Barnes ‘85, Fesenden ‘95
Descending Vertical Maneuvers
Papish ‘64, Nelson ‘77, Crutchfield ‘95
Levine ‘06

27. Lessons Learned YET ? Rate Sensor Gyro Packages
Wake Turbulence Encounters
Flight Termination Systems
FADECs
Airshows
WHAT ELSE?

28. “I’m As Mad As Hell, And I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore!”
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