Spit XIX banged up in France yesterday.

[Tec]

Seems like a small local airshow and there were NO emergency services on hand.  Good job on the spectators for getting the pilot out.



The embed is giving me an error so if it's not showing up here's the linkage.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnVAPfCgjxI

[Zimme83]

Doesnt seems too bad, will take some time and money but it will fly again.

[Le_Straffo]

Technical it was not an air-show so the security was pretty light , the airport is not controlled it's mostly a strip of grass (900m * 50m)


As I've read elsewhere the pilot was probably (internet source you know) Cédric Ruet

Here is his résumé (in French cause I'm lazy and you have google translate)
6000 Heures de Vol dont 2000 sur Rafale
Lâché à 15 ans breveté à 17 ans
Militaire depuis 1994 sur Mirage 2000,Alphajet et Rafale
Présentateur Alphajet 2003-2004
Présentateur Rafale 2009-2010

[PR3D4TOR]

Oh it's pretty bad.

[Zimme83]

Oh, missed that. a broken wing spar is pretty bad yes.

On the other hand, this one is flying again:

[cav58d]

Does anyone have the statistics on mishaps versus actual combat loses during the war?

[Brooke]

Oh it's pretty bad.

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Man.  It didn't look severe enough to break the wing.

[icepac]

Left the brakes on?

Too soft field?

Wrong trim setting for take off?

It's probably one of the 3.

[Nilsen]

joystick was prolly not calibrated

[nooby52]

Left the brakes on?

Too soft field?

Wrong trim setting for take off?

It's probably one of the 3.

I thought I saw standing water while he was taxiing to the end of the field, and I wondered about the possibly soft turf.

[Hungry]

Frame by Frame, looks like the prop hit the ground, you can see a small puff of dirt from the front of the plane just before it flips

[Zimme83]

I thought I saw standing water while he was taxiing to the end of the field, and I wondered about the possibly soft turf.

If thats the case i guess that he simply opened the throttle a bit too quick and when the wheels dug in the griffon pulled it over..

[BoilerDown]

joystick was prolly not calibrated

Probably forgot he wasn't flying a P-38.

[DaveBB]

As long as the pilot is alright it's ok.  It was only a Spitfire.  Some goofy version at that.

[oboe]

I couldn't duplicate it with AH's Spit XIV.  I put full down trim on the elevator and used WEP on takeoff, but in order to get the tail up fast I had to used full forward stick and full brakes.

I think the either the Spit's acceleration or braking in the game doesn't quite match real World.   Probably just as well for us...