People say stupidest things in times of shock..
A witness at the first crash said...
''The pilot appeared to loose control''...
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People say stupidest things in times of shock..
A witness at the first crash said...
''The pilot appeared to loose control''...
Forum whore
Not really...take a Mustang - rebuild it, re-engineer it, re design it, chop of the wingtips, streamline it, boost the engine to over twice the rated output..etc etc -Originally Posted by wysper
Looks like the trim tab may have let go - when that happens, at near 500mph these planes tend to pitch up violently up to 10-12 G's, which effectively GLOCs the pilot. The fact the tail wheel is extended may indicate this - a P51 tail wheel lock overrides at around 8G.
In this case it looks like the plane then torque rolled inverted and power dived into the ground.
In 1998 Bob Hannah in P51 "Voodoo Child" had a similar incidentHe also quit air racing!Apparently, the left elevator trim tab came off the airplane at speed, causing the bird to abruptly pitch up, subjecting driver Hannah to over 10 G's of deceleration forces, and causing him to lose conciousness! When he came to, the raceplane had climbed to over 9,000 feet of altitude. A shaken Hannah regained control and brought Voodoo in for a safe landing. Suspected structural damage kept the raceplane out of the Sunday's championship competition.
This is, of course, purely supposition.......
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Forum whore
No. They're the aeronautical equivalent of the farmer's axe. 60 years of modification in pursuit of Rare Bear's speed record turns them into mutant spawn of piston powered hell. Another good analogy is Burt Munro's 1920 Indian Scout. 47 years later there wasn't an original atom left in that engine and the frame was vastly different.
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It must have been a KB'er who said that. A normal person would have said "appeared to lose control".''The pilot appeared to loose control''...
Which is the approved emergency procedure for racers with engine problems; up and out of the racing "pack".
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I dunno - if I saw that coming at me, I might "loose" control as well.........
Fortuitously, yes. At the speed these planes are flying - way above the original design envelopes, some of them are trimmed down to all buggery, to keep to level flight.Which is the approved emergency procedure for racers with engine problems; up and out of the racing "pack".Good analogy
“- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
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http://news.msn.co.nz/glanceview/190...njuries.glance
Looks bad on MSN news.
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Well spotted typo of the T-28!Bling your way, good sir!
There is an interesting article in the latest CWD magazine, regarding Sanders Aviation. They specialise in race conversions but they are also putting ex-race machines back in to stock condition.
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I thought it was yet another crash with one of those T-38 Talons, the small twin-engined training jets so had to check up.
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