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Offline Shaky

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« on: March 04, 2007, 02:20:31 PM »
Looks like he stayed with it till it started burning, then turned away from the crowd and got out....

Corsair bail out
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2007, 03:20:10 PM »
Impressive.
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Offline Gunslinger

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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2007, 03:50:00 PM »
WOW,

even knowing he made it out before watching didn't help I was still saying to myself get out get out!
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Offline Bodhi

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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2007, 04:23:16 PM »
bummer that yet another vintage aircraft gets destroyed at an air race.
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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2007, 06:42:58 PM »
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bummer that yet another vintage aircraft gets destroyed at an air race.


maybe they'll stop racing when some of the lancairs get bigged up enuff to whup em
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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2007, 07:10:13 PM »
It was kind of ironic that as the abadoned F4U gained speed, the fire appeared to be extinguished. Looked like an oil fire, which can often be extinguished by increasing speed.

That said, the pilot did the right thing by getting out.

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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2007, 07:17:04 PM »
Hate to see it.  You know, we can always get another pilot, but these planes are non replaceable  :aok
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2007, 07:27:58 PM »
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bummer that yet another vintage aircraft gets destroyed at an air race.


Yep.
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« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2007, 08:48:34 PM »
damn shame.  glad the pilot was able to bail safely.  was there an LTAR in the audience?
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Offline DEMONSLAYER

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« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2007, 09:30:21 PM »
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damn shame.  glad the pilot was able to bail safely.  was there an LTAR in the audience?


 lol thats just funny right there. :rofl :rofl
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Offline senna

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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2007, 01:46:52 AM »
That video reminds me of the time I flew wingman for wardog. Oh those were the days, was alot of fun with AH friends.
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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2007, 04:07:46 AM »
I noticed that the plane extinguished itself in its last dive.  However, the flames seemed to originate from infront and below of the cockpit.  Had the pilot slowed down to land it, he probably would have had a fire in the cockpit.

Greg Boyington suffered an engine fire in his Corsair during combat with some Japanese Zeros.  Flames came into the cockpit and burned his face.  He described the cockpit as being so hot that it felt like a 'blast furnace'.
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Offline Shaky

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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2007, 07:33:52 AM »
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bummer that yet another vintage aircraft gets destroyed at an air race.


Well, I'm torn on this one...on one hand it sucks to see a warbird go down, OTOH, they were made to FLY, dammit!
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Offline bzek74

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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2007, 07:39:20 AM »
What was the other plane p51?
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Offline eagl

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« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2007, 08:03:39 AM »
Other plane looked a bit like a sea fury to me but I wasn't watching it too closely.
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