Dornier Do24 ATT Accident
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I saw this impressive aircraft a few years ago in Hamburg - an old Do24 converted to use turboprops. This looked like a close call:
https://vimeo.com/133906998
https://vimeo.com/133906998
ecsrobin said:
Eric Mc said:
Nasty - a water loop as opposed to a ground loop. That's what wrecked the Catalina in The Solent back in the 1980s.
The Catalonia crashed in 98 in Southampton or is that a different crash?dr_gn said:
Apparently it hit an object in the water - hard enough to puncture the hull.
Picture of puncture - https://www.austrianwings.info/2015/07/landeunfall...Article says it wasn't even supposed to be a landing, it was supposed to be a touch and go demonstration. Hit a submerged log which ripped a hole and caused a large amount of water to be scooped into the fuselage.
Very luck to get away with it, I guess the rudder hardover was a consequence of the pilot being thrown around during the accident.
Very luck to get away with it, I guess the rudder hardover was a consequence of the pilot being thrown around during the accident.
Eric Mc said:
That Dornier is not that old (although it's based on a 1930s design).
The fuselage, empennage and some of the wing elements are from an aircraft originally built in 1944. The turboprop engines and the majority of the main wing were added or replaced later during a restoration/upgrade. Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff