[NSRCA-discussion] Airplane angle of attack

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:

> I remember watching a clip of a full size multi engine bomber type in 
> test flight. The test pilot banked hard to knife edge near the ground 
> (maybe 500 ft) for some unknown reason and swiftly proceeded to put it 
> in. Don't remember the plane's or test pilot's names.

A very famous and sad case.

B-52 bomber.

Hot dog pilot.  Practicing for an air show, not test piloting.

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVaAVN94sTs>

You can get lots of reports on the incident by googling Holland
B-52 crash.

Eerily similar RC B-52 crash:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRmg88t35Y0>

				Marty