Sorry speedbird. I just couldn't help replying to your question. Because last week after watching the movie Brazil (again), we started to talk about the history of aviation and this week my boyfriend sent me the link below. And it made me think about the guy I mentioned on my previos message. (I'm sure someone who knows what they are talking about will reply your question properly.)
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1152395411588&call_pageid=968332188492