tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25667786.post1355591829079409436..comments2023-07-14T06:56:27.263-06:00Comments on Fabianspace: Cats and Dogs and Snakes on a SpaceshipKarina Fabianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06937791512486438983noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25667786.post-70679912441268504532008-02-05T13:12:00.000-07:002008-02-05T13:12:00.000-07:00There's also a Jerry Pournelle anecdote about some...There's also a Jerry Pournelle anecdote about some F-106 pilots at some Fifties/Sixties AFB with too much time on their hands trying to find out how cats balance in Zero-G...<BR/><BR/>One of the pilots took one of the base cats up in a 106 on his lap, with cameras rigged and all; flew a Zero-G parabola and held up and released the meow-meow.<BR/><BR/>Let's just say the cat had claws long enough to penetrate the flight suit, G-suit, and the pilot (who managed not to crash the 106).<BR/><BR/>Upon returning to base, the cat did not detach until the canopy opened, then shot out of the cockpit quantumed into the crawl space under the building where they'd found him, and never came out again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com