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Nothing looks feathered here! Sully lite: 'cool' pilot Steve's Darwin ditching drama - National - smh.com.au Well, maybe the guy on the left looks a bit knackered, but not feathered? Dr http://static.pprune.org/images/smilies/nerd.gif |
The aircraft is in the water a nm or so off the end of a VERY long runway...with neither prop feathered. That would suggest the engine failed several hundred feet up. You people shouting the praises of the pilot going to suggest the aircraft did not have the performance, if properly flown, of at least maintaining altitude and flying a very gentle, wide circuit? It certainly wont with a wind milling prop. From my viewing of the pictures (and that's all I have to go on), I would say that the two props do have different blade angles and would suspect that the left is feathered. Also having met the pilot many moons ago, he is not someone I would expect to make a basic mistake like not feathering the prop. He has plenty of time in PA-31's!:ooh: |
and just to wade into this argument, you are assuming that he used the entire length of 29, and has not taken off from Echo or Bravo. I do agree with HH in that the left donk does appear to be in a corser pitch than the right.
Does anyone know if the pitch could have been 'forced' into a finer angle due to impact etc? |
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If I am wrong I will apologise unreservedly...the props don't look feathered to me in pic #4 in the series in Tin's posts on page 2.
Too, don't read 'harsh' into my post, that wasn't intended..I made an observation and asked a question. |
Life Jackets
We didn't carry "life jackets" becasuse they used to get knocked off and end up in somebodies tinny inthe community. We did carry approved flotation devices... the seat cushions were all removable and usable for flotation devices. All kosher and approved by whatever CASA was then
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If I am wrong I will apologise unreservedly...the props don't look feathered to me in pic #4 in the series in Tin's posts on page 2. |
They've buggered it (more) now.Pictures this morning show the tailplane ripped off it.Must have tried to drag it out backwards.
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Think yer will find tide probaly fecked it, note the door is missing
Could have trucked the lot 300 metres to the kids playground :hmm: http://www.ntnews.com.au/images/uplo...planecrash.jpg |
Even from that pic it's hard to tell!:eek:
The base of the prop looks like it is in a course position, while the tip looks a lot finer...:confused: PS: Where is the other engine?:ooh: |
On last nights news it showed salvage workers humming around it before cutting to the shot of the wreck on the barge which was bucking like an out of control bronco in the 'surf' ..
conditions looked pretty rough while they were trying to conduct ops .. |
Anyone know the reggo of the aircraft?
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And Parent of The Month award to whoever let their kids loose in stinger infested water uncovered :ok:
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HH
PS: Where is the other engine? DIVOSH! |
And Parent of The Month award to whoever let their kids loose in stinger infested water uncovered |
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