Tragedy at Reno Air Race

[Aikmaniac]

Anyone seen this yet?

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/17/nevada.plane.crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Awful. Appears a trim tab came loose on one of the wing's ailerons causing the Mustang to start rolling on its own. It looks to me like the pilot from trying to pull out away from the crowd and the only way to do that was put it straight in.

 

[DIAF]

Whatever you do, do NOT search for videos of this. I clicked on one and wished I hadn't.

Edit: *** at tag?

 

[Hostile]

Oh my gosh. That is heart breaking.

 

[Signals]

Not sure whether the article mentions this or not but this is the first air show accident in the history of air shows where there were spectator casualties. I'll take DIAF's advise and not Google vid's.

 

[CliffnDallas]

The loss of that aircraft is tragic. And the lives as well of course.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

The loss of that aircraft is tragic. And the lives as well of course.

Sometimes how you say things makes you seem like sort of a jerk or troll. I mean, the aircraft is replaceable and doesn't have a soul. Those people had souls and I just think you can seem like an abrasive jerk by the way you say things.

 

[burmafrd]

Not sure whether the article mentions this or not but this is the first air show accident in the history of air shows where there were spectator casualties. I'll take DIAF's advise and not Google vid's.

it was a race, not an air show.

 

[CliffnDallas]

Sometimes how you say things makes you seem like sort of a jerk or troll. I mean, the aircraft is replaceable and doesn't have a soul. Those people had souls and I just think you can seem like an abrasive jerk by the way you say things.

That's a matter of opinion.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

That's a matter of opinion.

Sure it is, but I almost think you do it for a rise. Anyway, it takes all kinds I guess.