Planeoraks: "Pull the big red handle"

Sometimes, you really need a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card:



(Money shot's at 2:00)

 

I'm on pikey GPRS. I'll wait for someone to post a summary.

Paul.

 

Aerobatics plane loses a wing in flight, and shoots a big parachute that
slowly takes back the plane and the pilot to the ground.

 

Ta. I always liked the Martin-Baker building that has a display on the
wall that incremented every time someone punched out (and
survived ...)

Paul.

 

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Yeah, decrementing the display might be somewhat bad for business ;-)

Paul.

 

How about this bint .. "I was low on fuel and disoriented, so I
punched out".

http://www.martin-baker.co.uk/Sub-Navigation/Ejection-Tie-Club.aspx

Eh, WTF ?

Paul.

 

It looks to me like there is another parachute with the pilot that
deploys at 2:04 to the left of the plane.

(ICBW, but I'm thinking that the soundtrack by Yanni is what caused
the crash.)

 

Long before - he ejected just after the wing came off. I'm not really
sure what Grimly's on about as the plane was totalled anyway.

 

I don't think that was him ejecting, an aircraft that small wouldn't
be able to carry an ejector seat I reckon. I think what you saw flying
away from the plane was a drogue chute that drags the main chute out
of the aircraft.

 

Yup.
The remains make a remarkably soft landing.

 

I was surprised that soft landing ended up with the aircraft in
flames, but I guess on the way down air cooling may have stopped
ignition but landing in grass with fuel pissing out of the tanks and a
hot engine was the end of it. The pilot did well to get out before it
did go up.

I also thought he did a great job to deploy the chute that quickly
under those G forces, but considering the maneouvres he was doing
before that I guess he is used to it

 

Now that I've watched the rest of it (the slowmo bit), yes, you're
right.

 

I saw a program about plane chutes a few years back - their biggest
problem was designing it so the stress of deploying the chute didnt
rip it off the plane. Apparently <60mph impact is what they are
aiming for as it is survivable (YMMV, I guess).

 

Maybe that chick with the glider (up there ^ )should have got one.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, davethedave

Sadly, they're too heavy for gliders. Given that gliders are more prone
to mid-airs[1] and (seemingly) structural failures, that's a pity.

[1] They will insist on all circling in the same thermal...

 

Glider pilots wear emergency chutes don't they? which are light.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog

True, but that means you need to get clear of the aircraft. Not always
possible.

 

Oh I realise that, not much use below 500ft. I expect many accident happen
lower.
In a jump plane 300ft is the magic number for leaving the pilot to die if it
goes pete tong.