forgot to mention this last week, a mock dog fight ended in death here in old blighty.
didnt make much in the news, but its sad.
forgot to mention this last week, a mock dog fight ended in death here in old blighty.
didnt make much in the news, but its sad.
There's video of the crash here:
Pat
An Immelman goes up (half loop up and roll out at the top), a Split-S goes down, (roll to the inverted then a half loop down).. Whichever, he was way too low, you have to wonder what possessed him to try it, presuming that's what he was indeed trying to do. Or perhaps something in the airplane broke, or maybe it stalled after his little pullup before the maneuver and the plane dropped a wing... who knows? Scott Wilson
They had that odd Mosquito crash back in 1996 that also occurred after the aircraft inverted itself:
Pat
My father (worked for AA for 45 1/2 years) looked at it repeatedly, and like you said, was wondering what went through his mind. It *appears* that halfway through it, the guy almost panicked, you can see him attempt to change direction partway through the *maneuver*.
Well, It's like my Pa said long ago when someone asked him;
"Never Sent One Up That Didn't Come Down"
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