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onesmallstep
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posted 03-31-2015 04:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for onesmallstep   Click Here to Email onesmallstep     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A segment of the program "America's Most Badass" on American Heroes Channel (March 31, 10 p.m. EDT) highlights Neil Armstrong's ejection from the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) at Ellington AFB before his flight on Apollo 11.

Based on the 'score' given out (18 out of 20), I guess Neil would have been nonchalant about it, just like his post-crash reaction.

328KF
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posted 03-31-2015 06:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 328KF   Click Here to Email 328KF     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Somehow, the descriptive "Badass" and the name Neil Armstrong do not seem to go together very well.

onesmallstep
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posted 04-01-2015 10:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for onesmallstep   Click Here to Email onesmallstep     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, I think the moniker applies to Armstrong pretty well, since the LLTV crash marked the second time he had to eject as a pilot, the first being in Korea in 1951 after being hit by 'flak.' The wind neatly blew him over land instead of water, and he was picked up shortly after by a jeep.

As for his ejection in 1968; he was awarded the ejection seat handle he used, mounted on a plaque, as a member of the Weber Aviation 'Turtle Club' (not to be confused with the famous password used by the Mercury astronauts). Weber built the ejection seat that saved Armstrong's life.

Not all of Armstrong's skills were evident on the ground though, as shown in this lighthearted account from the University of Cincinnati alumni magazine.

rarmstrong
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posted 04-02-2015 09:25 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for rarmstrong     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm not sure whether this UC story is true or not, but I am sure we never had a car like the one in the picture.

onesmallstep
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posted 04-02-2015 09:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for onesmallstep   Click Here to Email onesmallstep     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for responding to the topic I posted, Rick. I know you must have heard (and are still hearing of) stories and anecdotes regarding your father which are little-known or have not seen the light of day.

I posted another topic in the Space Explorers and Workers forum, also from articles in the University of Cincinnati online magazine, and learned of his helicopter lessons — including receiving 'credit' for training in rotary craft while an astronaut. You learn something new every day.

AlanC
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posted 05-03-2015 09:40 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AlanC   Click Here to Email AlanC     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was looking through some cuttings and thought this may be of interest. It's from the Daily Record (a popular Scottish daily newspaper).

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posted 05-03-2015 03:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tallpaul   Click Here to Email Tallpaul     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Last night, I looked at the moon and winked.

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