Biplane prang at Shellharbour
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[QUOTE=Kimba;11612507]Maybe when it’s rebuilt it’ll get a decent paint scheme.[/QUOTE
It’s in an authentic WW2 US Navy scheme as a recall aircraft. Recall aircraft were painted in hi-vis schemes that went out into various training areas to signal a return to base due wx or the like/ no radio fitted to Stearmans then
It’s in an authentic WW2 US Navy scheme as a recall aircraft. Recall aircraft were painted in hi-vis schemes that went out into various training areas to signal a return to base due wx or the like/ no radio fitted to Stearmans then
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https://www.1001crash.com/aviation-v...-aircraft.html
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/a...port/76238/pdf
“According to the pilot, as he entered the flare to land at an airspeed of about 70 miles per hour, he planned to keep the airplane’s tail in the air and roll farther down the runway to allow more room for the following airplanes in his formation. He stated that, when the wheels touched the runway, he inadvertently applied the wheel brakes via the rudder pedals, which was evident by the skid marks found on the runway. (Pressing forward on the tops of the rudder pedals activates the main wheel brakes.) The pilot’s use of the brakes while touching down at high speed in this type of airplane, which has a high center of gravity and a tail wheel, caused it to flip over onto the top wing and the vertical stabilizer and rudder. Although the pilot had 875 total flight hours, including 190 hours in Stearman airplanes, he stated that he had seldom used the brakes in over 600 landings in the accident airplane. Therefore, the pilot was not familiar with the feel and effectiveness of the airplane’s wheel brakes”
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Strangely, ASN also lists another Stearman as having overturned at Washington National that day as a result of a ground loop.