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From: ladkin@kestrel.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Product liability
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 15:50:58 EST
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Very interesting information. I, too, believed the myth.
Aviation Consumer just recommended the Citation as the
safest way to fly yourself from A to B. What was the suit
about? I also seem to remember some company with a T-tail
single (no prizes for guessing whom) losing a suit to 
someone who belly-flopped into trees when he couldn't
push the nose down on take-off, despite being loaded
within limits. Since this is the stuff of which rumors
are made, and I don't want to spread one, does anyone have
a reference to this?
And thanks, Doug, for posting the article. As an Archer owner,
I'm wondering now why my insurance is so high.

Peter Ladkin
Kestrel Institute
Palo Alto, Ca
ladkin@kestrel.arpa