T-33 prang at Duxford 6/9 - crew safe
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Just want to echo what Tudor has written. I have only bumped into Alan a few times whilst training at DX and a perfectly decent guy. Speculation does no good at all and certainly does nothing to help those of us who wish to keep historic and interesting aircraft in the air and participating in displays.
The activities at DX are different from those at commercial airports and that does bring a degree of additional risk but it doesnt mean that the pilots are inherently unsafe. They probably think a great deal more about the safety of their chose sortie than most GA pilots or operators of aluminum tubes do.
A loss of a piece of aviation history but no loss of life.
The activities at DX are different from those at commercial airports and that does bring a degree of additional risk but it doesnt mean that the pilots are inherently unsafe. They probably think a great deal more about the safety of their chose sortie than most GA pilots or operators of aluminum tubes do.
A loss of a piece of aviation history but no loss of life.
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John F,
Is there not a fourth - material (primarily metal) failure, whether this is by fatigue, embrittlement, corrosion or other cause?
Obviously, I am not referring to the sort of visible wear and tear that you refer to in aspect 1), rather the sort of failure that only becomes apparent after examining the resultant failure surfaces!
SD
There are three aspects that stem from the age of an aircraft.
Obviously, I am not referring to the sort of visible wear and tear that you refer to in aspect 1), rather the sort of failure that only becomes apparent after examining the resultant failure surfaces!
SD
Report is now out.
www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Lockheed%20T-33%20Silver%20Star%20Mk%203,%20G-TBRD%2012-07.pdf
Seems that the pilot over-rotated and was trying to fly with too much AoA. Fortunately, he survived and will now become and an "old and bold" pilot - I guess he owes his engineer mate a few beers as well
Glad to see that Al is up and about after such a horrendous accident and I agree he is a thoroughly top chap.
www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Lockheed%20T-33%20Silver%20Star%20Mk%203,%20G-TBRD%2012-07.pdf
Seems that the pilot over-rotated and was trying to fly with too much AoA. Fortunately, he survived and will now become and an "old and bold" pilot - I guess he owes his engineer mate a few beers as well
Glad to see that Al is up and about after such a horrendous accident and I agree he is a thoroughly top chap.
I guess he owes his engineer mate a few beers as well
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Seems that the pilot over-rotated and was trying to fly with too much AoA.
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Anyone can access the very comprehensive AAIB report for a most lucid account available, and I see no reason to subject the pilot to a re-run of a most unfortunate accident in which he was lucky to survive.
Al Walker is a friend who I once sent solo in a Tiger Moth. I have no compunction in stating now that unless he expressly tells me that he is content for the "lucid details" to be aired - it will not happen.
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Al Walker is a friend who I once sent solo in a Tiger Moth. I have no compunction in stating now that unless he expressly tells me that he is content for the "lucid details" to be aired - it will not happen.
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