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Originally Posted by major_setback
" In 1999, another highly modified P-51 called Miss Ashley II, piloted by Gary Levitz, lost its trim tab during an Unlimited race. It pitched violently upward just as Galloping Ghost did. When it went vertical, the plane broke up..."
That means 3 racing Mustangs have lost trim tabs!! 
Why did they not abandon using them after 2 accidents? |
“another highly modified P-51” Miss Ashley II was not a P-51, it was a hybrid home built unlimited racer with Learjet 23 wings & stab and a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine from an Avro Shackleton bomber.
“lost its trim tab” Miss Ashley II did not have trim tabs on its elevators. It lost its rudder and part of the vertical stabilizer followed by the empennage.
“It pitched violently upward” No, it pitched “violently downward” after the empennage separated causing the left wing to separate.
“That means 3 racing Mustangs have lost trim tabs!! Why did they not abandon using them after 2 accidents?” Because there was only one
incident with no injures before this year’s race.
No one should abandon anything after 2 accidents! The Wright brothers would beat you silly if they read this rubbish.
NOTE: No elevator trim tabs on Miss Ashley II
NOTE: This is not a P-51, its a hybrid home built unlimited racer
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Originally Posted by winny
I've change my mind about this. I've switched to ban it.
Simply because it's the 3rd time it's happened. I only knew of 2. I reckon that you only need 2 similar accidents to identify a problem. As you said why were they still using them?
For them to continue racing when they knew that the failiure of the trim tab
resulted in such a violent reaction, and had resulted in one of the aircraft breaking up mid air, was at the very least reckless.
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I must agree … in part … this entire thread is
“at the very least reckless” … Your opinion is based on pure speculation; maybe you’ll change your mind again after the
facts are known.