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Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: CMC Airboss on December 08, 2004, 01:17:26 PM

I wonder how long before T-34A/B Mentors lose their airworthiness certification.  Texas Air Aces lost another T-34A Mentor due to wing separation.

Sad day - that's my favorite ride.

http://www.aero-news.net/news/genav.cfm?ContentBlockID=0e072f54-03d2-41a9-995e-fdbf37e8d6ac

MiG

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: mora on December 08, 2004, 01:31:54 PM

Sad:(

It doesn't have ejection seats?

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: CMC Airboss on December 08, 2004, 01:34:50 PM

No ejection seats in T-34's.  The forward and aft canopies can be jettisoned in flight.  The crew is supposed to be wearing parachutes for aerobatic flights.  

MiG

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: ra on December 08, 2004, 01:35:24 PM

Quote

Originally posted by mora
Sad:(

It doesn't have ejection seats?

No, it's only a small plane similar to a Bonanza.  And it was owned by a civilian so it can't have an ejection seat even if one was available.

ra

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: Dnil on December 08, 2004, 02:05:22 PM

civilians can have ejection seats, its just usually cost prohibitive.

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: mars01 on December 08, 2004, 02:41:43 PM

cost and weight prohibitive.  Supposedly these poor bastards were only 1000 ft high.

I can't think they were performing high g manuevers that low.  The plane was said to have had a used barron spar replacement, which is suppoed to fix the forward spar from failing.  The rear spar could now be the problem.

T34s might be getting a bit cheaper soon.

Is true shame and the second T34 to lose a wing in a year or so.  The owner of Texas Air Aces was killed in the first.

and condolences to the familys.

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: JB73 on December 08, 2004, 02:46:12 PM

what's a T34 look like? (i keep thinking of the dmn new tank in AH LOL)

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: Staga on December 08, 2004, 02:55:41 PM

http://www.history.navy.mil/planes/t-34c.jpg

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: JB73 on December 08, 2004, 02:57:49 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Staga
http://www.history.navy.mil/planes/t-34c.jpg

thanks

looks like a p47 or something shape, only much smaller and a 2 seater

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: GRUNHERZ on December 08, 2004, 03:11:40 PM

(http://www.tayyareci.com/amerikanucak/postww2/t-34f.jpg)

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: mars01 on December 08, 2004, 03:39:08 PM

Nice those are the C models, PT6 turbine upfront give it a much longer nose.

A and B models had Continentals and most put in Lycoming IO540s.

http://www.shermanaircraft.com/cgi-bin/aircraft.pl (http://www.shermanaircraft.com/cgi-bin/aircraft.pl)
(http://www.shermanaircraft.com/images/N145DM/N145DM4.JPG)

Great Link to a Formation Team that flys T34s in Airshows (http://www.limalima.com/)
(http://www.limalima.com/BA%20and%20Lima.jpg)

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: Furball on December 08, 2004, 04:03:04 PM

(http://www.limalima.com/BA%20and%20Lima.jpg)

Noobs never learn what not to HO.....

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: CMC Airboss on December 08, 2004, 04:08:30 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Furball
(http://www.limalima.com/BA%20and%20Lima.jpg)

The T-34's are the ones on the left   :D

MiG

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: mars01 on December 08, 2004, 04:14:18 PM

LOLH Airboss, Furball.

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: SunTracker on December 08, 2004, 04:32:03 PM

What plane looks like the T-34 but has a HUGE radial engine?  Its also a trainer.  Man that plane is loud.

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: CyranoAH on December 08, 2004, 04:38:15 PM

The AT-6 Texan?

Daniel

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: Furball on December 08, 2004, 04:40:21 PM

i know the one you mean, cant put my finger on the name of it though...

See them for sale occasionally, bout the closest thing to a wwii warbird but modern you gonna get....



(http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Davidge/2726L-1.jpg)

Title: Another T-34A down due to wing failure
Post by: mars01 on December 08, 2004, 04:50:36 PM

T28s are beautiful!!!!!

Wish I could afford the Gas!:D