Over the next month, other raids were mounted until, on 26 September 1940, both factories were completely wrecked, with 92 people being killed and a large number injured; most of the casualties were experienced aircraft production workers.
"The C.I.A. said, 'Who's got more experience flying aircraft that shoot missiles?' But the Air Force liked planes with pilots".
Initial prototypes used much experience from aircraft design and manufacture to achieve the necessary power to weight ratio.
He added that many of the workers already had experience with aircraft like Cessna, Piper and Gulfstream: "They were all using processes we hold in high regard".
English Electric was created in 1918 through the amalgamation of five companies, of which three had experience building aircraft as early as 1911.
Mr Rutan chose to work with composites, not because they were optimal but because he had decades of experience building aircraft with them.One novel aspect of his design was the "feathered" re-entry.
Nonairframe producers, particularly companies in the electronics field, were considered by the federal government to be as technically well qualified to produce missiles as companies with years of experience as aircraft manufacturers.
The objectives of strategic air attack and defence predominated in the RAF, despite the warning signs from 1914 to 1918, that U-boats would become a serious threat again, and the experience that aircraft were a suitable counter to their operations.
Commercial flying may have lost its mythical appeal from the bygone jet age — think crowded budget carriers, dour catering and the premature demise of the majestic Airbus A380 airliner — but aerospace companies are still trying to improve the passenger experience on aircraft.
They must be able to show that they have avionics experience on aircraft over 12,500 lbs.
