Dallas Airshow Collision

Buddahaid · 11-12-22, 05:54 PM

A B17 and a P63 collided today. I don't think there were any survivors.
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/11363...ision-faa-ntsb

Platapus · 11-12-22, 06:17 PM

That's terrible.

I would be surprised if anyone could survive that.

Skybird · 11-12-22, 06:23 PM

Invite the devil for a dance, but dont be surprised if he he puts up a tune that makes your dancing feet burn hotter than you like.

Tragic. Unneeded.

les green01 · 11-12-22, 08:49 PM

That's terrible and a shame

Buddahaid · 11-12-22, 09:17 PM

What strike me is it looks like nothing more than a bad mistake. Both aircraft look controlled and stable so I'm guessing the P63 pilot just couldn't see the B17 during his turning maneuver.

Rockstar · 11-12-22, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

What strike me is it looks like nothing more than a bad mistake. Both aircraft look controlled and stable so I'm guessing the P63 pilot just couldn't see the B17 during his turning maneuver.

Sure looks like it. I’m no investigator but at first glance it seems as though the B17 was under the nose of the P-63. Sad day.

Skybird · 11-13-22, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

What strike me is it looks like nothing more than a bad mistake. Both aircraft look controlled and stable so I'm guessing the P63 pilot just couldn't see the B17 during his turning maneuver.

Kind of my first impression, too. The P-63 pilot I think misjudged the distance between his wing and the bomber. Humans are imperfect. Errors happen. Thats why I think it is not smart to artifically and unneededly reduce margins for possible errors to zero. Sometimes you catch the bear - sometimes the bear catches you.

August · 11-12-22, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Invite the devil for a dance, but dont be surprised if he he puts up a tune that makes your dancing feet burn hotter than you like.

Tragic. Unneeded.

11-12-22, 05:54 PM	#1
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,576 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Dallas Airshow Collision A B17 and a P63 collided today. I don't think there were any survivors. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/11363...ision-faa-ntsb __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,990 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That's terrible. I would be surprised if anyone could survive that. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,659 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Invite the devil for a dance, but dont be surprised if he he puts up a tune that makes your dancing feet burn hotter than you like. Tragic. Unneeded. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,741 Downloads: 1375 Uploads: 0	That's terrible and a shame __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

11-12-22, 09:17 PM	#5
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,576 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	What strike me is it looks like nothing more than a bad mistake. Both aircraft look controlled and stable so I'm guessing the P63 pilot just couldn't see the B17 during his turning maneuver. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie