Stunt plane loses wing!

[Tonga]

From the video's description:

The pilot was strapped into his seat when he pulled his parachute

Nasty little detail, thank god the video proves otherwise.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Kpt. Hess

From the video's description:

The pilot was strapped into his seat when he pulled his parachute

The video is obviously mistaken.

If the pilot pulled his chute while strapped in the chute would have had nowhere to go. no air to catch it. and would have been too small to adequately slow the decent of the aircraft.

[Platapus]

I wonder how many people go to airshows just to see stuff like this?

Very glad it had a happy ending.

Originally Posted by Platapus

I wonder how many people go to airshows just to see stuff like this?

Very glad it had a happy ending.

This isn't NASCAR or M1. I suspect very few go to see crashes.

[XabbaRus]

MPI inspection is probably the cheapest way to detect stresses.

MPI by the way stands for Magnetic Particle Inspection for those who don't know.

As for teh landing with one wing if it isn't an animation I think it is a large radio controlled plane.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

As for teh landing with one wing if it isn't an animation I think it is a large radio controlled plane.

its animation.

I would think it would be even harder to land an RC plane with an entire wing missing.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

its animation.

I would think it would be even harder to land an RC plane with an entire wing missing.

I bet you could design some sort of hybrid wing that would allow for positive lift, with just enough negative lift out on the tip to reduce the roll. Maybe not, just an idea. Make a model airplane with similar wings, but one can break away on command. LIttle practice and it could be done.

But yeah that video is bunk. The audio "Where's his right wing?" really shows its an act, I mean his right wing was flahsing across the view finder..... And then when it did break off, it did just that, it looked released. It didnt look like it folded.