Duxford incident-Pilots reported safe
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Does anyone else think it looked from the video as if the P-51 lost most of its fin and rudder, too? That would have made it uncontrollable pretty quickly!
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I have to confess, that picture has got me thinking about the merits of trying to find an ulta-slim chute pack since I dont have much room, anyone know of any such thing?
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Try searching for 'Softie Parachutes'. I Believe they deal with that sort of thing.
If you google for a cutaway picture of a Mustang, it will show you that the control cable runs make their way from the top of the rear fuselage to the bottom as they run forward, in exactly the area that is missing from the P-51 in the picture above. I'm sure he bailed because the elevator was not responding.
If you google for a cutaway picture of a Mustang, it will show you that the control cable runs make their way from the top of the rear fuselage to the bottom as they run forward, in exactly the area that is missing from the P-51 in the picture above. I'm sure he bailed because the elevator was not responding.
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As a serious question, how do you bail out in a situation like this. Looking at the video the canopy was jetissoned very soon after impact, implying an early decision to bail out. But, what do you actually do? Stand on the seat and throw yourself over? I seem to remember reading that spitfire pilots would if they could turn inverted and fall out!
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Looking at the photo (esp tailplane apparent angle of incidence) I wonder if the a/c's back is broken and maybe the canopy departed as a result of this rather than pilot action.
The AAIB report will tell us, I'm sure......
Cusco
The AAIB report will tell us, I'm sure......
Cusco
I imagine that the pilot in question will have that photograph posted by JP, or something very similar, displayed in their downstairs loo for the rest of their life.
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