Deliberate crash of 727 for television show - Page 3

MarkerInbound · 2nd May 2012, 01:49

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Also interesting (and concerning?) that the cockpit simply broke off. I wonder what the nose gear assembly looks like...

It was a freighter. The fuselage is already cut around 30 percent of the circumference. I always thought if the fuselage was going to give way, it would be at the main cargo door.

stilton · 2nd May 2012, 04:53

I'm guessing the fourth guy was the cameraman !

stilton · 2nd May 2012, 04:57

I must be missing something but I don't get the mourning of an inanimate object.

I flew the B727 for seven years and loved it but when one is broken up or crashed by remote control so what ?

If there were people in it that would be different

LiveryMan · 2nd May 2012, 06:24

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By MarkerInbound: It was a freighter. The fuselage is already cut around 30 percent of the circumference. I always thought if the fuselage was going to give way, it would be at the main cargo door.

Could have fooled me. All the photos of it AND the video I linked to above show no cargo door.

4eyed spotter · 3rd May 2012, 22:46

I`m sure that i have seen over a hundred skydivers depart out the rear ramp of a 727 on some video.

MarkerInbound · 6th May 2012, 02:06

My bad, I was confusing Champion with Capital Air Cargo.

Turns out some of the maintenance staff from my old 727 job prepped the plane. The work was done a couple years ago.

dead_pan · 6th May 2012, 19:14

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Wonder if they will release some better footage?

Looks pretty boring, if you ask me. No big break-up on impact, no fireball. I bet the production crew were disappointed - no doubt they were expecting something a bit more spectacular. I expect they'll pep it up with some CGI.

I hope they returned the desert to its original condition after the crash.

4eyed spotter · 6th May 2012, 21:46

Just checked youtube. It wasn`t a 727 it was a DC9 of Perris Valley parachute club. Pretty interesting

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