Bad Crash at the Reno Air races.

[lasinvegas]

Truly unfortunate. Reno Races are on my bucket list.

Better save it for last...

just sayin'

[sniper7]

very sad day. part of any sport is accidents, just like football, basketball, baseball, nascar, boat racing, NHRA, etc etc. sadly, aviation is usually a all or nothing event. prayers to the families and victims.

[Elhuero]

this is very bad.

the reports are saying he had a malfunction and rode it in to get as far away from the spectators as he could, otherwise a hundred could have died.

holy crap this is bad.

prayers to all those affected.

[ghettodub]

sad stuff.

amazing though how every news source was posting up something different. I saw stories ranging from "dozens killed" to "75 injuries" to the actual report of 2 confirmed dead.

[Ridge]

this is very bad.

the reports are saying he had a malfunction and rode it in to get as far away from the spectators as he could, otherwise a hundred could have died.

holy crap this is bad.

prayers to all those affected.

Some have said that he lost part of the elevator trim tab. But I don't think that fits well with the plane's movement. He goes into a wide right hand barrel roll and carries it through into the ground. I'm betting heart attack or stroke.

Here is a massive picture of the crash. Lower left corner, there is a guy in a red shirt who is the luckiest SOB on the planet right now.

http://www.wbur.org/files/2011/09/0917_crash.jpg?r

[sniper7]

wow that is an amazing photo ridge. crazy how much damage a small airplane can cause.

[Elhuero]

Some have said that he lost part of the elevator trim tab. But I don't think that fits well with the plane's movement. He goes into a wide right hand barrel roll and carries it through into the ground. I'm betting heart attack or stroke.

Here is a massive picture of the crash. Lower left corner, there is a guy in a red shirt who is the luckiest SOB on the planet right now.

http://www.wbur.org/files/2011/09/0917_crash.jpg?r

true. maybe he was out and didn't know he was going to die, and it was blind luck that kept the crash from killing more.

they'll investigate and figure it out.

on the good side, hopefully this will give more ground to silence the 9/11 truthers screaming "where's the wreckage!!!?"

[Ridge]

on the good side, hopefully this will give more ground to silence the 9/11 truthers screaming "where's the wreckage!!!?"

they'll just point out how much crap is flying from that little plane crash, and why isn't there a mountain's worth from that hollow aluminum can that hit the Pentagon.

Edit:

Looks like the tailwheel is down in this photograph. I wonder if it was a hydraulics issue. Standard P-51s have mechanical controls, but a high speed plane like this would benefit from the extra power and speed of hydraulics...

http://i.imgur.com/zFHcm.jpg

[sniper7]

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/articl...82.php#photo-6

up to 9 people now. 6 on tarmac, pilot, and 2 at the hospital.

[Ridge]

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/articl...82.php#photo-6

up to 9 people now. 6 on tarmac, pilot, and 2 at the hospital.

Technically, the pilot was on the tarmac, too.




















Sorry, too soon.