Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: LCADolby on August 15, 2016, 02:10:27 PM
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http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/plane-crashes-into-sea-during-airshow/ar-BBvD5qT?li=BBoPRmx&OCID=ansmsnnews11
Spectators rushed into the sea to help a pilot whose plane crashed into water during an airshow.
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He would have drowned for sure if they hadn't rushed to save him. In three feet of water.
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Yep - fortunate he landed in shallow enough water that those rushing in could stand up still, and flip the plane back over - only a few feet deeper, and with no bottom to stand and brace against, those good samaritans would have had to have forced the canopy open instead, a far more difficult task probably.
Forced approach ditchings, I'm sure guys here will know, is it just because of the gear being down that this plane and others I've seen flip over so easily? Or is it just the nature of the friction with water - seems like a lot flip over like this, where as some just skip a bit then come to a stop upright. I remember reading about those rocket assisted Hurricane's put on cargo ships, and their SOP was to do a ditch/water landing and get picked up after shooting down the Condor or whatever long range aircraft was harassing their convoy. So, based on that I'm assuming it must be possible to consistently do a flat water landing.
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Having the lowered/fixed gear severely hampers any attempt to ditch in water. The submerged wheels act like a locked brake and the rest of the plane will be carried over by inertia - like locking the front brake on a bike.
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He would have drowned for sure if they hadn't rushed to save him. In three feet of water.
tell me how the diddly your gonna get out of an airplane upside down sitting on the floor of the lake?
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You would have more time in deeper water. The plane wouldn't sink immediately, perhaps not at all. So first you undo your harness. If you left your canopy closed, pray that it slides open.