You won't believe this!...

[petermcleland]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCbkBfdBrQ

:o

[Garry Russell]

Hi Peter

Several things looks cgi here and some funny jerking

Doesn't look real to me. :think:

Garry

[jonesey2k]

Heh, thought it was real for a few seconds then

[simondix]

I think if it was real you would have seen the colour of adrenalin all over the cockpit? But there again who knows.

[DispatchDragon]

Someone read about Neil Williams and the Zlin didn't they?? :roll:

Least Neil didn't lose a wing

Sorry looks far to faked to me

Leif

[Trev Clark]

It is an RC model and (I think) some CGI, good fun all the same!

[Hot_Charlie]

Someone read about Neil Williams and the Zlin didn't they?? :roll:

Least Neil didn't lose a wing

Quite. Luckily he had a couple of strong bolts - but was one of the greatest pieces of airmanship ever seen. Such a shame he was killed in (relatively) such a simple mistake in IMC.

Shame his book "Airborne" is out of print. They reprinted "Aerobatics" in the late 90s, but IMHO "Airborne" is a far more compelling read.


http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/repeats/zl ... ailure.htm

[AlexP]

A great video Peter but I think CGI has come into play here, all be it some very convincing CGI indeed.

For me it raises a hypothetical question. My understanding is that some aircraft of this style, such as the Sukhoi 26, have a sufficient power to weight ratio to be able to hover.

Therefore I wonder whether following such a failure (and assuming the aircraft could be brought under control and into the hover) it would be possible to land in the manner of a helicopter. If the wing failed with the aircraft in the same attitude as in the clip it might be possible.

I couldn’t find any clips of aerobatic aircraft hovering (althought I’m sure there out there) but the following clip of an RC aircraft illustrates the premise (see about 1m17s into the video).

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qMrUuRL7v ... re=related

Thanks for sharing Peter,

Alex

[airboatr]

You won't believe this

once again, you are correct!

[Garry Russell]

The one that springs to mind is the Israeli F-15 that lost a wing

http://www.uss-bennington.org/phz-nowing-f15.html

Garry