Police officer taking aout the wing of a small aircraft with his car.

[curry1]

This is how cars are meant to be driven.

http://jalopnik.com/5855780/watch-a-police-officer-stop-this-plane-with-his-car

[MachFly]

Destroyed a perfectly good plane, I hope it was worth it.

I think it would have been a lot better to ram the tail with his hood, the effect would have been the same but it would have been much safer for the occupants of the car. I was afraid that wing was going to cut his head off along with the roof.

I don't know how close he was to taking off but if there was still time that M4 could have done the trick with far less damage.

[EskimoJoe]

Destroyed a perfectly good plane, I hope it was worth it.

I'd say 150k of stolen goods was worth it.

[MachFly]

I'd say 150k of stolen goods was worth it.

Looking at what happened to the Cherokee after the cop hit him I think there is a high possibility that a large number of those goods were damaged. It's basically the same effect as blowing your tire on the highway.

[zack1234]

 

Brilliant

In UK they have just passed a law whereby you can use maximum force to defend your home.

Before if you used excessive force on a criminal in your home you were arrested and locked  up

[MrMeanie]

Freaking ram tard 

[MachFly]

Freaking ram tard  

 

[Krupinski]

This video is blowing up, jumped 100K views in 5hrs.

[Tyrannis]

Destroyed a perfectly good plane, I hope it was worth it.

I think it would have been a lot better to ram the tail with his hood, the effect would have been the same but it would have been much safer for the occupants of the car. I was afraid that wing was going to cut his head off along with the roof.

I don't know how close he was to taking off but if there was still time that M4 could have done the trick with far less damage.

the police had 2 options.

1.
-Ram the wing,
-total the plane.
-stop the crooks.
-arrest them.


or 2.

-NOT ram plane.
-Crooks get away.
-They continue to use the plane to steal thousands of dollars of merchandise.


Sure, they may have totaled the plane and damaged the stolen property inside, But im sure the $$ they saved by totaling the plane and catching the crooks is ALOT higher than what was lost in that plane.

[MachFly]

the police had 2 options.

1.
-Ram the wing,
-total the plane.
-stop the crooks.
-arrest them.


or 2.

-NOT ram plane.
-Crooks get away.
-They continue to use the plane to steal thousands of dollars of merchandise.


Sure, they may have totaled the plane and damaged the stolen property inside, But im sure the $$ they saved by totaling the plane and catching the crooks is ALOT higher than what was lost in that plane.

The Cherokee that they destroyed cost 80-100K, plus all the 150K of stolen electronics inside. It was a suicidal maneuver that was absolutely not worth it the risk, I am surprised those cops were not decapitated.
He had a lot more than two options, and other options are a lot safer. He could have used the pit maneuver on the tail, would have worked just like with a car, could have used that M4 to take out the tires, and could have passed him and shot the pilot. 

[Tyrannis]

The Cherokee that they destroyed cost 80-100K, plus all the 150K of stolen electronics inside inside. It was a suicidal maneuver that was not absolutely not worth it. There were saver ways of stopping that plane without doing significant damage.

He had a lot more than two options. He could have used the pit maneuver on the tail, would have worked just like with a car, could have used that M4 to take out the tired, and could have passed him and shot the pilot. I am surprised those cops were not decapitated by that maneuver.

Chances are the Plane was purchased Using the money made from stolen merchandise. So its not big loss.
Didnt see anyone saying the plane was stolen aswell.

[MachFly]

Chances are the Plane was purchased Using the money made from stolen merchandise. So its not big loss.
Didnt see anyone saying the plane was stolen aswell.

So if someone buys something using stolen money that something can be destroyed? If a 100K plane is no big loss for you, great, I don't have such money to just throw out.

[1701E]

"He could have used the pit maneuver on the tail, would have worked just like with a car"

Having never done it to a plane (or car for that matter), would the wing still hit the car? Pitting the back would cause it to spin and the wing would swing around and whack the car potentially from the side?


Thinking quickly in that kind of situation is hard even when trained, I'd imagine it was just their first thought that would stop the thing.

[MachFly]

"He could have used the pit maneuver on the tail, would have worked just like with a car"

Having never done it to a plane (or car for that matter), would the wing still hit the car? Pitting the back would cause it to spin and the wing would swing around and whack the car potentially from the side?


Thinking quickly in that kind of situation is hard even when trained, I'd imagine it was just their first thought that would stop the thing.

Say you hit the plane from the right, the plane goes left. At that point you start slowing down and keeping your distance, you'd still have directional control, the plane wont.

I guess it is possible but given that he would have done it right I don't think it would happen. Also the odds of him (cop) surviving the pit maneuver are significantly higher than ramming the wing. I mean the guys head was above the wing and the body was bellow, the only thing to stop that wing from slicing though them was the windshield and the 2 structural bars on either side.

[Angus]

This one was one fast thinking guy.
Hit the tailplane? They might have got into the air and smashed down again.
Jump out and start shooting? Well, what comes out of that?
So, he smacked the left wing. Aircraft damaged, but absolutely not destroyed, and criminals apprehended.
Brave and smart. Hats off for this guy!