Lightning - David Stock, Last Flight.
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Lightning - David Stock, Last Flight.
If this has already been posted I'll delete it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLvufAknW8&feature=player_embedded#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLvufAknW8&feature=player_embedded#
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Nice to see, but saddened by it. I had the pleasure of seeing Mr.Stock fly the Lightning at two Airshows in South Africa in 2005. Fond memories.
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How sad.
Was that a reheat bay fire? My mind drifts back to the late 60's at Tengah, when 74 lost a young and new pilot on the sqn. In his first trip on the sqn in an F6, he had a fire warning downwind - he pressed on. His No 2 [a sqn ldr flt cdr] said "eject". He didn't. The ac went out of control and crashed at the end of the downwind leg - Pete didn't survive the ejection.
Subsequent investigation revealed that the elevator control rods had burned through due to the fire in the reheat bay. I recall that the rods were subsequently modified with more fire-resistant material.
Is that pertinent to this case? I have no idea. It just triggered a sad memory of a guy my age spearing in.
Was that a reheat bay fire? My mind drifts back to the late 60's at Tengah, when 74 lost a young and new pilot on the sqn. In his first trip on the sqn in an F6, he had a fire warning downwind - he pressed on. His No 2 [a sqn ldr flt cdr] said "eject". He didn't. The ac went out of control and crashed at the end of the downwind leg - Pete didn't survive the ejection.
Subsequent investigation revealed that the elevator control rods had burned through due to the fire in the reheat bay. I recall that the rods were subsequently modified with more fire-resistant material.
Is that pertinent to this case? I have no idea. It just triggered a sad memory of a guy my age spearing in.
