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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAirshow accident in Dayton, OH - two dead (WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO):
It looks like the aircraft stalled when going inverted.
Jane Wicker's (the wing walker) last interview (yesterday):
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/living_dayton/wing-walker#.UcX3m9LD-Jd
She describes the very maneuver that (ultimately) brought the aircraft down.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)That's awful.
malaise
(267,784 posts)Nothing would have me on the wing of a flying aircraft
Cirque du So-What
(25,808 posts)This sort of video is very troubling to me, knowing that two human beings went from alive one second to dead the next.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...and to see the interview with Jane Wicker ONLY YESTERDAY is just fucking CRUSHING!!!
rsmith6621
(6,942 posts)he was coordinating rudder and aileron for the roll. I dont see a loss of lift.
malaise
(267,784 posts)and that was that
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...to compensate. The wing dipped (as they do when they no longer can produce lift) and plunged into the turf.
11 Bravo
(23,922 posts)Perhaps a brief power fluctuation? It's a tragedy in any case.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)It could be residual oil coming out of the aircraft's smoke system (if so equipped), or the carb running rich due to the aircraft going inverted. Nonetheless, a power loss is likely given that it appears to have stalled just as it was @ 160-170° in the roll.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)An unfortunate accident.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...and THIS is always my biggest fear.
I'm a former aviation professional and this just breaks my goddamned heart.
Cross gently Jane.
Floyd_Gondolli
(1,277 posts)But it was probably very quick, which is a good thing.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...her crossing should be swift and gentle.
JW2020
(169 posts)Announcer: "Jane Wicker sitting on top of the world!"
BOOM! CRASH! EXPLOSION!
Jane Wicker dead
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...with all of this ringing in his head.
PD Turk
(1,289 posts)Looks like he just wasn't carrying enough airspeed. Stalling inverted that close to the ground.... well....
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...but you don't want to be going too slow, either (or you'll plunge into the ground like a dart). And low altitude is for visibility.
PD Turk
(1,289 posts)That's a big part of the show, put her right in front of the crowd. It's a dangerous business they were in, but you know they loved it. RIP to both of them....
Skeeter Barnes
(994 posts)Response to Cooley Hurd (Original post)
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