2 crashes within hours of each other in the US :(
Discussion
Not a good day for vintage aviation in the US...
News filtering through on the social media grapevine,
A Confederate Air Force C47 crashed on takeoff from Texas. Word is he had an engine failure at rotate, the plane was said to yaw hard which collapsed the gear. As it slid to a stop it caught fire, all souls on board got out safely but the aircraft full of fuel burnt to the ground.
At pretty much the same time, I'm hearing that a Vampire has plummeted into a farmyard in Michigan, killing the pilot and injuring some on the ground.
News filtering through on the social media grapevine,
A Confederate Air Force C47 crashed on takeoff from Texas. Word is he had an engine failure at rotate, the plane was said to yaw hard which collapsed the gear. As it slid to a stop it caught fire, all souls on board got out safely but the aircraft full of fuel burnt to the ground.
At pretty much the same time, I'm hearing that a Vampire has plummeted into a farmyard in Michigan, killing the pilot and injuring some on the ground.
No more news on the Vampire/Venom(?) but more details are being discussed on pprune about the C47. People are saying that the uncommanded roll back the ground is a vicious power stall caused by the attempt to get it off the ground.
The disagreement seems to stem over WHY it was hoiked off the ground with the tail still low. Incorrect CofG? Gust locks still on? Autopilot return cables fouling controls (apparently a historic, known issue)?
The disagreement seems to stem over WHY it was hoiked off the ground with the tail still low. Incorrect CofG? Gust locks still on? Autopilot return cables fouling controls (apparently a historic, known issue)?
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