Harrison Ford in plane crash
Discussion
Eric Mc said:
Joking aside, it looks like he had a lucky escape and did well to get it down in almost one piece. As ever, the news report linked above gets its terminology wrong. The aircraft did not "stall" it seems. It had an engine failure and lost power which forced Ford to try to make an emergency landing on the nearby golf course.
An aeroplane stall is an aerodynamic event when it flies so slowly that the wings stop providing lift.
The aircraft involved is a World War 2 vintage Ryan PT-22, which was used by the US military at the time as a basic training aircraft.
Ah, I see, so it wouldn't be possible for it to stall on landing then? The skid marks aren't very long.An aeroplane stall is an aerodynamic event when it flies so slowly that the wings stop providing lift.
The aircraft involved is a World War 2 vintage Ryan PT-22, which was used by the US military at the time as a basic training aircraft.
eccles said:
Ah, I see, so it wouldn't be possible for it to stall on landing then? The skid marks aren't very long.
The very act of landing requires an aerodynamic "stall" at the point of touchdown as to land, you need to stop flying. The error in the report is that they are using the motoring description of "stall" as being related to an engine stopping (as in "my engine stalled"). In aviation the word "stall" is not used in that context. You will hear from Ford's emergency call that he uses the correct aviation terminology in that he declares an "engine failure".
MartG said:
Some of the initial media reports were absolute rubbish - one had the headline that he was critically injured then went on to say he walked away but with blood on his face. They obviously have a very different definition of the word 'critically' than everyone else 
A film star with a broken fingernail may be considered "critical" in the press......
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