X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:31:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.61] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4482080 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:13:47 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.61; envelope-from=douglasbrunner@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=TqI6J60EZBGDV353kVGSrR13lxLVr4uPh0WA15br/SKav+Kh9oThQvPMLVzaopj+; h=Received:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [74.93.196.177] (helo=DougsLaptop) by elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1Ozumm-0000rF-Qq for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:13:13 -0400 From: "Douglas Brunner" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno X-Original-Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:13:12 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <002d01cb5d9e$197b2d70$4c718850$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002E_01CB5D7C.92698D70" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Actdh8LHNCAbPrvQR+qWBFBubBnu0wAFhQNg Content-Language: en-us X-ELNK-Trace: ad85a799c4f5de37c2eb1477c196d22294f5150ab1c16ac0f2b12df0f75675a45de008467982e7c6cacc93372f599539350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 74.93.196.177 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01CB5D7C.92698D70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think a cartwheel is the LAST thing you would want. I also vote for a minimal airspeed landing on the gear or a belly slide with the gear up. From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Kennedy Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:33 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno Hmm, an intentional cartwheel as an emergency procedure. May be true, but I won't be trying it. I'll vote for a minimum energy/airspeed touchdown on the belly or mains. Bill Kennedy _____ To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:46:17 -0400 From: mcmess1919@yahoo.com Subject: [LML] Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno There was an seminar at Sun and Fun years ago where they talked about how to best crash an airplane without a suitable place to land...and this guy did it...a cartwheel. The energy is dissipated more slowly and the G Forces are minimized. They looked at a number of crashes and found that in those that cartwheeled, the pilot walked away. Your comments? Steve Colwell Legacy http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-092110-pilot-survives,0,646191.story?track=r ss ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01CB5D7C.92698D70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I think a cartwheel is the LAST thing you would = want.

 

I also vote for a minimal airspeed landing on the gear or = a belly slide with the gear up.

 

From:= Lancair = Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Kennedy
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:33 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at = Reno

 

Hmm, an intentional cartwheel as an emergency procedure. May be true, but I won't be trying it. I'll vote = for a minimum energy/airspeed touchdown on the belly or mains.

Bill Kennedy


To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:46:17 -0400
From: mcmess1919@yahoo.com
Subject: [LML] Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno

There was an seminar at Sun and Fun years ago where they talked about how to = best crash an airplane without a suitable place to land...and this guy did it...a cartwheel.  The energy is dissipated more slowly and the G Forces = are minimized.  They looked at a number of crashes and found that in = those that cartwheeled, the pilot walked away.  Your = comments?<= /span>

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Steve Colwell   Legacy

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-092110-pilot-survives,0= ,646191.story?track=3Drss =

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