carrick58 23 Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) This is a little off subject but eye opening to the hazards of landing a 2 Wing Aircraft Edited September 5, 2010 by carrick58 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigHound 0 Posted September 5, 2010 Discovery Channel, in association with TSN, Presents... E*X*T*R*E*M*E C*O*W T*I*P*P*I*N*G!!! and it's only available on... PAY PER VIEW!!! ------------------ caution: content may not always involve cow tipping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellshade 110 Posted September 5, 2010 Do you think the CO gave him credit for the kill? Hellshade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 5, 2010 No credits for British pilots killing French cows - sorry, but you guys know the regulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Von Paulus 8 Posted September 5, 2010 Did they use live cows for this movie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bullethead 12 Posted September 5, 2010 Wow! Anything you can walk away from...... :) I'm quite impressed with the Tiger Moth. Despite obviously having some sort of problem (engine?) requiring a forced landing right after takeoff, it came down with enough speed to roll a long way and then jump back up without stalling, ALMOST high enough to miss the cow. Plus, the plane appeared not to feel the impact at all, despite knocking the cow for a backflip. And at the end of the movie, when the plane turned a bit while stopping, you could see the wing shadows and they showed no damage. That's a SOLID wad of sticks and canvas there!. Forget SPADs, I'm flying a Tiger Moth :). Also, did you see how, just after they hit the cow, the came within an RCH of hitting a telephone pole? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 5, 2010 Strange coincidence: I saw in the news, that a Tiger Moth had a take-off accident on an airshow here in Germany. The craft was about one meter off the ground, when the right wing touched the runway, and the craft turned into the crowd and killed a woman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bullethead 12 Posted September 6, 2010 Strange coincidence: I saw in the news, that a Tiger Moth had a take-off accident on an airshow here in Germany. The craft was about one meter off the ground, when the right wing touched the runway, and the craft turned into the crowd and killed a woman. Yeah, damn shame. Hurt 30 or so other people, too. That was in my newspaper this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ras 0 Posted September 6, 2010 There will be a generation coming that will never see an air show or aerobatic demonstration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrick58 23 Posted September 6, 2010 I found this one of a tiger moth at an Air Show,but I don't know if it is the one Herr Olham talked about. The aircraft took a header into the field. I remember hearing that a WWI Ace did the same thing . ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Polovski 460 Posted September 7, 2010 Absolutely awful to see that, it does show the adage never turn back if the power fails in biplanes is true, but maybe he had no choice plus he had the wing walker so not the best chance to recover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted September 7, 2010 No, Carrick, the German accident was without a fire. Click on the picture in this news report: http://www.fuldaerzeitung.de/newsroom/360grad/welt-im-spiegel/Blick-in-die-Welt-Unfaelle-Luftverkehr;art2302,340514 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrick58 23 Posted September 7, 2010 Clicked on the news paper account of the Tiger Moth. #$@% They are falling like fly's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
