Neil Armstrong heads west

The amazing thing about that landing is he took a highly experimental aircraft he hadn't flown (except a similar one that broke and nearly killed him), and flew if in conditions that no one had ever experienced before. Truly an astounding feat of aviation.

My thinking about flying to the UP at night, I get really humbled when I think of the lunar landing.
 
1200AGL said:
He kept with it. I haven't seen a G-103 without that orange paint...
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Cool; I forgot he was a glider pilot. It figures... :wink2: :D

I love his response, in that interview, to the question about whether or not he would like to be part of the next crew to return to the Moon (or go to Mars):
"I don't think I'll get the chance! But I'm not gonna say I'm not available..."

:D
 
rottydaddy said:
Cool; I forgot he was a glider pilot. It figures... :wink2: :D

I love his response, in that interview, to the question about whether or not he would like to be part of the next crew to return to the Moon (or go to Mars):
"I don't think I'll get the chance! But I'm not gonna say I'm not available..."

:D
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he did Diamond Goal in a 1-26. He also got Diamond Altitude, not sure if that was in a 1-26 or not. Never got the Diamond Distance although in a speech published in Soaring back in the 60's he joked about getting Diamond Distance in the Gemini capsule.
 
steingar said:
The amazing thing about that landing is he took a highly experimental aircraft he hadn't flown (except a similar one that broke and nearly killed him), and flew if in conditions that no one had ever experienced before. Truly an astounding feat of aviation.

My thinking about flying to the UP at night, I get really humbled when I think of the lunar landing.
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I think a lot of people either forget that fact or take it for granted. In addition, he hand flew the thing landing with very little fuel.

I am also awed but his and the entire crew's endeavor.
 
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