Rough Day at the Gliderport

[OH Flier]

I've been out of town and just getting through some old emails. These pics from a friend, not sure if they've been posted before. Amazing sequence. No details or location.

Gary

 

[tonycondon]

i think that was from last year at an airshow in england. i believe that guy is (was?) the UK National Aerobatic champ. The were trying to do a non aerobatic demo flight under low ceilings and strong winds and he stall/spun on the turn to final. lucky he was low enough that he wasn't too injured.

 

[weilke]

'Any landing you can crawl away from......'



Anyone knows how he did ? Sure looks like a pretty hard hit.

So much for the 'composites explode' theory that gets bandied around a lot.

 

[Steve]

i think that was from last year at an airshow in england. i believe that guy is (was?) the UK National Aerobatic champ. The were trying to do a non aerobatic demo flight under low ceilings and strong winds and he stall/spun on the turn to final. lucky he was low enough that he wasn't too injured.

first 2 google hits

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ilot-escapes-stunt-glider-smashes-runway.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8001867/Pilot-escapes-glider-crash.html

video

http://youtu.be/zxbulrrQVig

http://youtu.be/ijJO86l8NaU

 

[Skylane81E]

'Any landing you can crawl away from......'



Anyone knows how he did ? Sure looks like a pretty hard hit.

So much for the 'composites explode' theory that gets bandied around a lot.

Pic 3 looks like a good boom to me, thing is every little scrap of flying glass is taking energy with it, in the same way every bend in a metal airframe took energy away from the meat bag(s) inside the plane.