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CRASHING a jetliner for science
It was all in the name of research, of course, primarily figuring out how to best control fuel fires in the aftermath of a survivable jetliner crash. But don't try to tell me that on Dec. 1, 1984, Fitzhugh (Fitz) Fulton didn't enjoy his job of remote-control pilot as NASA conducted its Controlled Impact Demonstration crash of a Boeing 720 in Edwards, Calif.
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