General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: DaveBB on May 15, 2016, 11:11:54 AM
Title: Biplane crash
Post by: DaveBB on May 15, 2016, 11:11:54 AM
What happened here? The aircraft seemed to have sufficient airspeed. I noticed a slight wing-wobble right before impact. Is this what an accelerated stall looks like?
Title: Re: Biplane crash
Post by: Serenity on May 15, 2016, 11:46:38 AM
What happened here? The aircraft seemed to have sufficient airspeed. I noticed a slight wing-wobble right before impact. Is this what an accelerated stall looks like?
That was painful to watch... My prayers go out to the pilot and his family.
Title: Re: Biplane crash
Post by: The Fugitive on May 15, 2016, 03:35:29 PM
I saw another video that showed the one that crashed reaches the top of the loop you can see the plane tumble. From what I heard was they think something broke as he came over the top and it started tumbling and there was nothing the pilot could do after that.
Title: Re: Biplane crash
Post by: Zimme83 on May 15, 2016, 03:49:34 PM
Impossible to say from that video only, need to see the entire maneuver.
Title: Re: Biplane crash
Post by: Zimme83 on May 15, 2016, 04:33:38 PM
Ok, from other vids it seem like something happen on the top of the loop, like you said fugitive, but its hard to tell if he pulled too hard and lost control or if something broke.
Title: Re: Biplane crash
Post by: DaveBB on May 15, 2016, 05:21:11 PM
I just watched the other video. Something happens right before impact. It looks like the descent rate is almost arrested.
Title: Re: Biplane crash
Post by: Zimme83 on May 16, 2016, 07:00:43 AM
After watching the vids on YT it seems like an accelerated stall, just barely but enough. He is going almost straight down and wobbles a bit when he starts to pull up so i guess he pulled a bit too hard on the stick and were unable to recover.