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Re:Joe Sutter, who guided creation of the Boeing 747, has died by lostlogin on Friday September 02, 2016 @04:38AM (#12411748)
I'd point to The Concorde. Loud, fast and fantastic until it literally and metaphorically became a flaming wreck.
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Re:Joe Sutter, who guided creation of the Boeing 747, has died by jacquesm on Friday September 02, 2016 @06:21AM (#12412038)
... Because a DC10 had dropped a chunk of Titanium on the runway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590

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