crash at duxford today [2011]

[swiss]

Originally Posted by ckolonko

Its true. In the vintage aircraft world an aircraft may contain very few original parts of the aircraft and still be considered an original warbird. An interesting read is the Haynes Spitfire manual. It shows how Spitfires are restored and also provides information regarding what is considered an original warbird and what is seen as a 'New' Aircraft.

Ok which parts u want to reuse?

This thing fell down from what, 300yards, angle was >30°
Frame:gone
Wings: dito
Tail: dito
Engine: if your lucky the block made it

You can't even use the sheet aluminium.

so you can use a few parts(<5%?) in a brand new plane.
Part it and sell the parts - why go through a restoration?
There are more than 150 P51 in flying condition.

[JG52Krupi]

For me it was one of the more famous ones flying, when ever I saw anything pic, video or discussion around a P-51 I always think of BBD

[bongodriver]

isn't there a static BBD in the duxford USAAF museum?

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

isn't there a static BBD in the duxford USAAF museum?

yeah but it's a patch up/frankenstein thingie.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by swiss

Ok which parts u want to reuse?

This thing fell down from what, 300yards, angle was >30°
Frame:gone
Wings: dito
Tail: dito
Engine: if your lucky the block made it

You can't even use the sheet aluminium.

so you can use a few parts(<5%?) in a brand new plane.
Part it and sell the parts - why go through a restoration?
There are more than 150 P51 in flying condition.

it's not a matter of what you can salvage, it's a matter of bureaucracy/paperwork.. you can't save much from there, but enough to reuse the same reg. Give it a 4 years time and you might see her back in the air, better than before..

[engadin]

A perfect video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmsJW...layer_embedded

BTW, where was the Skyrider pilot looking at? He had the whole bl***y sky for him to fly through but that tiny room occupied by the P-51 itself! Sorry, but I feel so terribly ungry .....

Engadin

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by engadin

A perfect video here:

BTW, where was the Skyrider pilot looking at? He had the whole bl***y sky for him to fly through but that tiny room occupied by the P-51 itself! Sorry, but I feel so terribly ungry .....

Engadin

I have to say I agree, the skyraider pilot seemed at fault, but did a great job bringing it home.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by engadin

A perfect video here:

BTW, where was the Skyrider pilot looking at? He had the whole bl***y sky for him to fly through but that tiny room occupied by the P-51 itself! Sorry, but I feel so terribly ungry .....

Engadin

first of all thanks for the very good video, and yes, it's obvious the Skyrider pilot lost visual contact and went too brisk on his manoeuvre, but it's again a fault of who organised the Balbo itself, you don't break off from a Vic formation like that with planes that operate at different speeds. We'll see what the CAA will tell.

[Mysticpuma]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

first of all thanks for the very good video, and yes, it's obvious the Skyrider pilot lost visual contact and went too brisk on his manoeuvre, but it's again a fault of who organised the Balbo itself, you don't break off from a Vic formation like that with planes that operate at different speeds. We'll see what the CAA will tell.

GHOUL!!!!!!! Lol!

Shame the video has been removed though

[II./JG1_Wilcke]

Depends, on how the pre-flight brief went down. Aviation is very unforgiving of any inattentions or mistakes.

The Skyraider is a beast of an aircraft, loads of damage and it still made it home!