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June 24th 04, 05:45 AM
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My favorite separation mishap story is of a flight test vertical dive
bomb release from an AD Skyraider by (IIRC) Douglas test pilot Bob Rahn. The bomb, being slicker than the Spad, flew forward through the prop and wiped it out. A maximum dive angle restriction for bomb release became a permanent restriction in the flight manual. Jim Thomas 
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