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09-17-2011, 12:59 AM
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Mustang accident
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09-17-2011, 01:46 AM
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09-17-2011, 04:52 AM
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09-17-2011, 06:07 AM
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I sure hope it wasn't the fact that he was 80. I feel for the families that just went to enjoy their day. Sometimes you just have to know when to stop and not just for your own good but for those around you.
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09-17-2011, 06:29 AM
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have a look at the pi cin the article showing her upside down... 2 things that dont look right to me, one from the back of the radiator inlet, u can see a mist/smoke coming out, and 2nd the elevator trim tab looks to be gone.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/air-show...917-1kens.html
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09-17-2011, 07:19 AM
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Here's the specs.
http://www2.leewardairranch.com/raci...ng-ghost-specs Heavily Race Modified. 3800 HP Max Speed: ~550 mph at 5,000 ft That was a beast! Jimmy Leeward https://www.facebook.com/JimmyLeeward
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09-17-2011, 07:59 AM
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09-17-2011, 10:14 AM
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What's making me most sad is another thing. The victims and how they dealt with them.
It appears that in the US it's still practice to transport people into hospital instead of assessing their state on location and acting based on that. The article tells that story. The article also says that the hospitals then didn't even have the capacity to treat the wounded. Now, being German I remember the Ramstein incident where the exact same thing happened. The US mil just stuffed victims into transports and busses and drove off of the scene - the medics that arrived found chaos. Some of the transports didn't even find their way straight to the hospital (and we're talking about 3+ hours here) and if it was very unorganized and not balanced properly by the emergency services. For such shows there should always be extra caution and they should also prepare for a number of injured way higher than 50 or 100. They should make sure that a number of on the scene medics and transports are available and also that that all hospitals in the area are prepared and notified. To be honest this should go for all the bigger events as many of them have a tendecy to just go wrong. RIP to the victims and good recovery to the injured. Last edited by Madfish; 09-17-2011 at 10:17 AM.
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09-17-2011, 02:02 PM
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check out this pic
http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-201_162-...=page;previous the pilot is not in view, and considering the steep angle at which it came down, it is likely he's leaning forward (which is kinda hard, cos you're strapped in), my very wild guess is that he wasn't conscious (maybe dead?) before he hit the ground. The plane has no visible structural damage, so a steep plunge like that is really unlikely unless it's actually pushed down As much as I like vintage planes, I think that Reno races, other than ruining beautiful warbirds, is an unnecessary risk.
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