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Red Bull pilot praises rescuers - The West Australian
There are three still images which show the propeller in the same position, not blurred. The aircraft attitude and the elevator position suggest a low airspeed consistent with an engine failure. There is also no exhaust smoke which is present in other images on the page.
Guess the unfortunate pilot has forgotten this for the present
Very fortunate to have been rescued so efficiently since the fixed undercarriage seems to have inverted the aircraft. I still vividly recall the Chipmunk pilot's notes on the matter of ditching.
# Do not ditch.
# If ditching is inevitable, the aircraft will invert, open and lock the canopy ........