[NSRCA-discussion] Airplane angle of attack

[Bob Richards]

If that is the one I am thinking of, the regular copilot refused to fly with this guy any more. The pilot's commander was in the copilot seat when the plane went in. The guy had a history of trying to fly the B52 like it was a fighter.
   
  Bob R.
  

rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:
    Thanks Marty, that's the one. Remembered it as test pilot...regardless, crew and all perished. Point being that pencils need to fly extremely fast to generate enough lift. Missiles do a pretty fair job at it.
   
  MattK
  

  

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From: Martin X. Moleski, SJ <moleski at canisius.edu>
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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  _______________________________________________  NSRCA-discussion mailing list  NSRCA-discussion at lists.nsrca.org  http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion  

    
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