DivaSkyChick 0 #1 August 2, 2005 My apologies if this has already been posted! http://tangerinetv.com/Plane-Head.html --- www.facebook.com/mandyhamptonfitch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 August 2, 2005 fuuuuuck... I can't believe the dude lived after seeing the dent in the wing! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtiaan 0 #3 August 2, 2005 Yes I have seen the extended footage of this - he regains consciousness when the ambulance arrives... but he was pretty messed up... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #4 August 2, 2005 Quotefuuuuuck... I can't believe the dude lived after seeing the dent in the wing! He was saved by the fact that it looks like a Piper J3 cub there that hit him. That plane has a really slow approach speed and fabric wings. He was also lucky that the wing hit him square between two wooden slats, so he only got nailed by a taught piece of canvas that split and absorbed some impact. If it had been a Cessna with a matel wing, it would have knocked his head off. As you can see though, he didn't exactly get up and romp away. I bet it left a mark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #5 August 2, 2005 That's a super cub... they've got metal leading edges I think. He still got lucky that he missed a rib though! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #6 August 3, 2005 Also looks from the approach as though the pilot was (God forbid) trying to hit him, or more likely scare him. Why else would he dip a wing like that? If it had been emergency avoidance he'd surely have banked in the other direction. Does anyone know the context of that clip? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,384 #7 August 3, 2005 >Also looks from the approach as though the pilot was (God forbid) trying to hit him . . . Probably just trying to come close; that's the objective of buzz jobs. I recall Tony Perner getting a wheel up his butt at Skydive Long Island years ago from a too-close buzz job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #8 August 3, 2005 I don't know Dave......bout the Super Cub.... Matter of fact, may not technically be a Piper Cub either..... Let's go with an L-2 or L-3. Could be of the "Interstate" brand...... Back in the war, that's what they were called........ And it's a fabric and wood design........ Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #9 August 3, 2005 Well, I can't watch it right now so I'm going by memory, but I'm pretty sure it was in the piper family. An L-2 is early... woulda had the pistons sticking out the sides of the cowling like a J3. An L-3 is an aeronca champ basically...pretty different looking...different landing gear. The super cub has wood and fabric wings with metal leading edges... protection from debris. Imagine how fast a pure fabric leading edge would get torn apart. A J3 might have a plywood leading edge or something... I dunno. But I'm sure it's solid, not fabric. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
