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Title: Red arrows loses a pilot
Post by: Maverick on August 20, 2011, 04:56:02 PM: RIP Fair skies and tailwinds forever. :salute

http://news.yahoo.com/pilot-dies-red-arrows-stunt-team-jet-crashes-183427019.html
Title: Re: Red arrows loses a pilot
Post by: ebfd11 on August 20, 2011, 05:34:44 PM: :salute Fair skies and smooth tailwinds.
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Post by: Karnak on August 20, 2011, 05:51:19 PM: :(

I wonder what went wrong. That does not sound like the kind of crash one would expect of an aerobatics team member.
Title: Re: Red arrows loses a pilot
Post by: PR3D4TOR on August 20, 2011, 07:29:12 PM: :salute
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Post by: Tupac on August 21, 2011, 12:42:53 AM: :salute
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Post by: TonyJoey on August 21, 2011, 12:45:09 AM: :salute
Title: Re: Red arrows loses a pilot
Post by: Tupac on August 21, 2011, 12:55:13 AM: A bunch of people reported hearing a sharp crack before he spun in. I wonder if an elevator control cable broke under the tension?
Title: Re: Red arrows loses a pilot
Post by: AAJagerX on August 21, 2011, 01:48:37 AM: Quote from: Tupac on August 21, 2011, 12:55:13 AM
A bunch of people reported hearing a sharp crack before he spun in. I wonder if an elevator control cable broke under the tension?

Possibly a failed egress system (explosive bolts)? I hate to speculate in a situation like this, but that could explain why he didn't punch out.

Tailwinds sir. :salute
Title: Re: Red arrows loses a pilot
Post by: des506 on August 21, 2011, 06:01:25 AM: tailwinds forever sir!

:salute
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Post by: Melvin on August 21, 2011, 09:28:00 AM: :salute
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Post by: Nypsy on August 21, 2011, 10:01:49 AM: :salute
Title: Re: Red arrows loses a pilot
Post by: Maverick on August 21, 2011, 10:06:46 AM: Quote from: Tupac on August 21, 2011, 12:55:13 AM
A bunch of people reported hearing a sharp crack before he spun in. I wonder if an elevator control cable broke under the tension?

Assuming the engine was operating on the jet I seriously doubt even the pilot would hear a control cable parting even if it was under his seat if the jet was even equipped with cables rather than a hydraulic control system.

I wonder why he didn't punch out once the bird got low. It is possible he wasn't conscious at the time or otherwise incapacitated.