A bit of background….
When I was a journalist in Texas I had a front row seat to the “scandal”. Rather let his enthusiasm for getting a story stand in the way of solid reporting and fact checking. He reported that (later proven to be fasified) ANG records were fact. They were given to him by a former NG administrative officer (not in Bush’s chain of command or unit) who had a long time hatred of Bush. (My station had video from long before this story broke where the guys eyes were popping of of his sockets when talking about Bush…he was not a fan. Six months later, these “records” appear. It’s basic journalism that you don’t accept politically damning documents from an opponent/critic without making 100% sure they’re authentic.)
Just yesterday Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit with CBS saying he was made a scapegoat after their internal report said he errored and was forced to step down as head newsreader.
He later retired.
CBS admitted to sloppy reporting but it’s internal investigation found no proof that it was politically motivated (it just happened to be a month before an election :rolleyes: ).
Looks like Dan imay be up to his old tricks…taking a fired employee and holding him up as the only one in the company (or the FAA…or the international aerospace community) that knows anything or has a conscience.
I’m no expert, but don’t carbon fibre F1 cars do okay in crashes?
Yes F1 cars do survive crashes and all new cars have to go through rigorous crash testing befor being approved by the FIA.
As a foot note.
The highest G-Force ever survived in a F1 car is an estimated 178G after the car came to a complete stop from 176Kph in a distance of 66Cm. The driver sustained multiple fractures to his legs,ribs and pelvis, but survived and continues to race today in lower class competition
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