Red Bull aerobatics mid-air, all okay

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

02-20-2015, 12:32 PM

FlyJSH

Day puke

Thread Starter

Joined APC: Feb 2006

Position: Out.

Posts: 3,865

Red Bull aerobatics mid-air, all okay

Bet there was some seat cleaning after this routine.

Red Bull pilots escape after planes wing tips collide at Aero India 2015 | Daily Mail Online

Aero India 2015: Red Bull stunt planes collide mid-air, pilots safe : South, News - India Today

02-20-2015, 04:05 PM

ShyGuy

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Dec 2005

Posts: 8,898

Red Bull gives you wings!

02-20-2015, 05:50 PM

Firsttimeflyer

Stuck Mic

Joined APC: Dec 2013

Posts: 1,059

Dang! Glad they got it on the ground okay

02-21-2015, 09:20 PM

cardiomd

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jul 2009

Position: Seat: Vegan friendly faux leather

Posts: 974

Wow - looking out at that wing I might have chosen to exit the aircraft. Even if controllable at the time might be unpredictable at low speeds. Of course, would have to take in account where the plane would come down.

Great outcome to a near-tragedy.

02-22-2015, 04:12 AM

Grumble

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Nov 2009

Posts: 5,187

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardiomd

Which is why you would do a controllability check at altitude. Can you fly? Can the aircraft fly? If either answer is no, then you get out. Jumping is a high risk evolution, if the airplane is controllable even at high speed I'd stay with it.

02-22-2015, 06:23 AM

cardiomd

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jul 2009

Position: Seat: Vegan friendly faux leather

Posts: 974

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble

Jumping in this scenario is probably more high risk for those on the ground than the airman, depending on terrain etc... I'd worry a "controllability check" is limited when a chunk of the wing is gone (as the airspeed is reduced a lot of things could go wrong, parts held on by airstream may now fly off, etc.) I suppose could slow to approach speed at altitude and do a full check, then perhaps do a higher than normal speed landing. Obviously staying with the plane, in this case, was the right decision!