Me109 belly landing - when did this happen?
German Bf 109 G-4 "Red 7" owned by the Messerschmitt Stiftung after a succesful belly landing due to engine failure at Roskilde Airshow on 18.08.2013. Note the broken wooden prop installed to prevent the DB 605 engine from shock loading in such situations
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Thanks for the replies, I'm curious....
"The accident was caused by fuel starvation as a consequence of inverted flight. The on board fuel
system was not designed for inverted flight."
... didn't the 109 have fuel injection?
"The accident was caused by fuel starvation as a consequence of inverted flight. The on board fuel
system was not designed for inverted flight."
... didn't the 109 have fuel injection?
Original thread.
Comment on the linked YouTube video:
Comment on the linked YouTube video:
The final accident report was just released and it was confirmed as fuel starvation. The aircraft performed 12 seconds of inverted flight and the fuel pickup inlets are at the bottom of the fuel tank. Air was sucked into the fuel lines and fuel pump causing engine failure, and the pilot was unable to restart with the manual fuel pump. The flight procedures have been updated and inverted flight is prohibited.
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