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Postby ShaneG_old » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:53 am

I just saw this on the news,

Boeing Stearman Biplane Flips Over At DCA

Haven't discovered what happened yet, but I bet that had to be scary, and rather embarrassing.
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Re: Oops!!

Postby SeanTK » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:23 pm

They're probably lucky that they escaped "unscathed". Hard pavement + flipping something with an open cockpit = trouble....
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Postby Hagar » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:48 pm

Video here --> http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/08/342998/video-stearman-biplane-flips-shuts-down-dca.html

Looks like it landed with brakes on.
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Re: Oops!!

Postby beaky » Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:36 pm

Yaaarggg... that was hard to watch. I'm also guessing the brakes were applied (or stuck)... it went over pretty much as soon as it touched down. Too bad- it was a nice landing, otherwise.

Good thing it was a Stearman- they're built like tanks.
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Re: Oops!!

Postby Steve M » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:58 pm

Only the left side wheel appears to be be locked up. Did they use roller bearings on those axles? 
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Re: Oops!!

Postby DaveSims » Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:50 pm

Wow, first time a GA plane gets to land at DCA in years, and this happens. 
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Postby olderndirt » Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:17 pm

Looks like he was planning to touch on the mains (wheel landing) and pushed, to stick it, a little too soon - sec 26 from the video, he was already pointed downhill before the mains touched.
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Re: Oops!!

Postby expat » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:50 am

Go to www.sky.com/news and there is cockpit video of the crash.

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Re: Oops!!

Postby specter177 » Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:13 am

Looks to me he was doing a wheel landing, but the brakes locked up.
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Re: Oops!!

Postby Sir_Crashalot » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:08 pm

Oops indeed. No matter how it happened. I can only say to the one who filmed it: Get A Tripod!!!!! All you see is a shaking video, max zoomed in and at the moment the plane flips I see plenty of sky and clouds. When will people finally learn that you can't video anything like this without a proper support.

Rant over.

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Re: Oops!!

Postby Fozzer » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:43 pm

Go to www.sky.com/news and there is cockpit video of the crash.

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Re: Oops!!

Postby olderndirt » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:03 am

Just watched another video (CNN) which showed the complete touchdown and it appeared both tires were smoking before he flipped.
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