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Airshow accident in Poland
« on: September 01, 2007, 01:06:21 PM »
Two polish pilots of the Zelazny group were killed in an accident during a demonstration in Radom, Poland. The cause for the accident is officially not yet known but it looks like simple human error.

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« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2007, 01:10:44 PM »
Oh Noooo!:O :confused: :( :cry

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« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2007, 02:39:36 PM »
Does anyone have a copy of that video from a clean site? That one is full of double click active x programs.


Back to the thread. What maneuver were the planes doing at the time of the collision?
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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2007, 02:41:32 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2007, 02:50:11 PM »
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Does anyone have a copy of that video from a clean site? That one is full of double click active x programs.


Back to the thread. What maneuver were the planes doing at the time of the collision?


Looked to me they were doing a cross over pass after coming out of a loop from 3 diferent directions. Right before the collision one of the planes left wing dips a bit and the nose pushes over. It almost looks like the pilot saw the collision coming and tried to manuver clear but didn't have enough time.

Pretty sad to see something like that happen.
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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2007, 02:53:58 PM »
Ugly and Sad:(
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2007, 05:07:06 PM »
very sad
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Sad, indeed
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2007, 06:03:26 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2007, 07:13:47 PM »
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Looked to me they were doing a cross over pass after coming out of a loop from 3 diferent directions. Right before the collision one of the planes left wing dips a bit and the nose pushes over. It almost looks like the pilot saw the collision coming and tried to manuver clear but didn't have enough time.

Pretty sad to see something like that happen.


you are right
This was 6 airplanes team, while 3 of them where doing cross over pass, 3 of their friends where watching collision from air.
3rd plane from that video landed on the near by highway
Pilots who died was 62yo colonel  Lech Marchelewski , Airline pilot, instructor, founder and leader of the team. 4900 hours in air. He flew as number 1.
It supose to be hist last show, he was going to retire.

Secound pilot , no 2 in a team was 24 yo Piotr Banachowicz,, 500 hours in air

RIP

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=radom+air+show+crash

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« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2007, 07:31:14 PM »
Reminds me of Rammstein, it hurts my heart to see this. :cry   The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds do a similiar maneauver, God i hope this never happens to them.

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« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2007, 10:48:16 AM »
Hornet and Ramzey,

Thanks for the info and clips.

RIP, fair skies and tailwinds forever. :(
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« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2007, 10:59:31 AM »
:( Thanks for providing the info.RIP
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Re: Sad, indeed
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2007, 12:38:42 PM »
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They died doing what they loved.




Crashing airplanes?

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« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2007, 12:49:22 PM »
That's definitely what he meant!
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