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at an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft), had its anti-spin parachute torn away, and crashed, killing the pilot, Pierre Gallay. Witnesses saw pieces fly off the aircraft, but the subsequent investigation was unable to determine why it crashed. Without another prototype available to continue
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after eight minutes of flight only because it was almost straight ahead from Melun
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testing of the prototype's novel control surfaces had been grossly inadequate as the spoilers and compensators were almost entirely useless and it was still only marginally stable laterally. The test pilot found the aircraft almost impossible to turn, but was able to land at
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that proved to be a failure during flight testing and had to be modified before it could fly again. Its development was troubled by other design flaws and the company's merger with
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Gaillard, Pierre (April 1995). "Les trois premiers chasseurs embarqués à réaction français, 1 — Le NC 1080" [The First Three French
Carrier Jet Fighters, 1 — The NC 1080].
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on 8 June. The aircraft had to exceed a speed of 900 km/h (559 mph) at all altitudes, have a climb rate in excess of 25 m/s (82 ft/s) at
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