Stearman nose-over... from the front cockpit!
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:37 pm
Tis a rather tough aircraft....... I expected far more damage than it seemed to have sustained.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:37 pmRe: Stearman nose-over... from the front cockpit!
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:56 amNow that is a different outlook
Tis a rather tough aircraft....... I expected far more damage than it seemed to have sustained.
Tis a rather tough aircraft....... I expected far more damage than it seemed to have sustained.
Re: Stearman nose-over... from the front cockpit!
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:06 pmI just saw that on my home page and was about to post it but you beat me to it.
Equipment malfunction or pilot error? Maybe the brakes locked?
Equipment malfunction or pilot error? Maybe the brakes locked?
Re: Stearman nose-over... from the front cockpit!
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:08 amAbsolutely. The speed with which he flipped - you can hear the tires touch a split second before he goes. The CNN video shows serious smoke coming from each tire.I just saw that on my home page and was about to post it but you beat me to it.
Equipment malfunction or pilot error? Maybe the brakes locked?
Re: Stearman nose-over... from the front cockpit!
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:19 amBig airliners abandoned their aspirations of takeoff and trundled back to the gate for a while. Dan looked glum, Mike looked glummer.