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Title: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: noTch on September 30, 2011, 10:02:10 AM
This was at an airshow in, I think, England.  Guy was landing & come to a complete stop, then a gust of wind did this:

(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m22/notchman777/biplane.jpg)
Title: Re: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: Trell on September 30, 2011, 10:22:58 AM
Thats going to leave a mark
Title: Re: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: Dago on September 30, 2011, 10:46:25 AM
What scale is that RC?  Looks like a large scale.
Title: Re: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: PFactorDave on September 30, 2011, 10:48:42 AM
Quote from: Dago on September 30, 2011, 10:46:25 AM
What scale is that RC?  Looks like a large scale.

That's what I was thinking.  The pilot is sitting rather straight at such an odd angle for it to be a real person.  Especially if you look at the way the seatbelt straps conform to the shape of the pilot rather then showing the stress that would be apparent if he was hanging from his straps.
Title: Re: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: cpxxx on September 30, 2011, 10:54:36 AM
No it's a full size aircraft, it happened at Duxford this year during the same airshow where the P51 was brought down by the Skyraider. But it is fair to say the pilot does look a bit stiff. On the other hand you would too considering what's just happened. It sat there like that for a bit and the pilot got out, quite carefully.
Title: Re: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: flight17 on September 30, 2011, 01:14:28 PM
Ever think the photo was snapped while it happened?

he was obviously proping himself up...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Fokker-DR-1-Triplane/1949170/L/&sid=32938df03cb7351dcb7b430170ee7311
Title: Re: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: ink on September 30, 2011, 02:21:17 PM
Quote from: flight17 on September 30, 2011, 01:14:28 PM
Ever think the photo was snapped while it happened?

he was obviously proping himself up...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Fokker-DR-1-Triplane/1949170/L/&sid=32938df03cb7351dcb7b430170ee7311

yup definitely large scale RC

































 :D
Title: Re: Neat but sad pic......
Post by: MiloMorai on September 30, 2011, 03:13:01 PM
He got caught in the prop blast from another a/c running up its engine.