Aviation Spitfire down
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Bugger!
Oh no, not another one...
pilot is okay but a member of the public was injured by flying debris, possiblly a bit of the prop.
Watched a couple of videos of this and my theory is;
pilot distracted by rapidly overheating engine due to departure delay,
then combination of opening throttle just a bit too quick in his haste to get airborne to cool the engine, and was just half a second behind the aircraft.
End result, just didn't get the stick back quick enough to stop the tail lifting.
It will rebuild.
It will take ages
It will cost a fortune!
Watched a couple of videos of this and my theory is;
pilot distracted by rapidly overheating engine due to departure delay,
then combination of opening throttle just a bit too quick in his haste to get airborne to cool the engine, and was just half a second behind the aircraft.
End result, just didn't get the stick back quick enough to stop the tail lifting.
It will rebuild.
It will take ages
It will cost a fortune!
Mine is, his right side landing gear went down a hole in the grass.
try this video, pause it and then click through frame at a time.
View: https://www.facebook.com/quoideneufalonguyon/videos/1430269480372452/
stbd wing tip doesn't drop prior to prop touching and flicking the first dirt.
The there is this one, 03:15 before the fun starts.
View: https://www.facebook.com/quoideneufalonguyon/videos/1430269480372452/
stbd wing tip doesn't drop prior to prop touching and flicking the first dirt.
The there is this one, 03:15 before the fun starts.
Bloody hell, yep looks like pilot error......
in the first of the two I put up, step through to the frame where the prop first touches, then go back a frame and look at the elevator.
Tail is already too high at this point and yet elevator still centered. Stick should have been crushing his b0ll0cks at that point!
He's gonna owe the owner a few pints!
Tail is already too high at this point and yet elevator still centered. Stick should have been crushing his b0ll0cks at that point!
He's gonna owe the owner a few pints!
my theory is:
Richard Hammond was driving ...
Richard Hammond was driving ...
That was not good but it is amazing what the experts can do. This happened on 16 June and today she flew back to duxford.
https://www.facebook.com/aerolegend...356079358536/1872909189636554/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/aerolegend...356079358536/1872909189636554/?type=3&theater
I take it so they break on impact not to cause more damage?That's why they have wooden props.
saw this today in Sal airport..
it was a big plane of some description..... must be an old one because it still has propellers ...
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it was a big plane of some description..... must be an old one because it still has propellers ...
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