Plane crash in Woodrolfe Creek

strewth, think i'd better change my hardtop for something a little stronger like an air-raid shelter or something. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Hope the Pilot was ok.
 
A few years ago another stunt guy hit Osea Island with fatal results. I don't want to be unkind but I shall not miss the sound of the stunt plane looping around over the Blackwater. There's an old jet that pretty frequent over here as well. Clearly the Blackwater must be some clear space for them to practice. This guy was pretty lucky - and according to the report he turned his engine off before doing the stunt! Umm!
 
From last month. Harrier v car

Once visual with Oxford Airport the pilot was transferred
to the Oxford Tower frequency and was subsequently
cleared to join for Runway 19 for a low approach and
‘go-around’. Upon arrival at Oxford the aircraft had
approximately 7,000 lb of fuel and 500 lb of water.
The pilot flew down Runway 19 at 500 ft aal and 430 kt.
At the end of the runway the pilot turned right onto the
downwind leg, turning to put his downwind track on the
airport side of Blenheim Palace. The pilot rolled out
downwind at 900 ft aal, decelerated and completed the
downwind checks. He noticed that his downwind spacing
was “tight” (in comparison with circuits normally flown
at Cottesmore and Wittering), so he adjusted his heading
by five degrees away from the runway and commenced
the turn onto final approach. It was during this turn that
control of the aircraft was lost.
The pilot ejected safely at a height of approximately 350
ft agl and landed in a paddock adjacent to a farm. The
aircraft crashed on the A4260, the Kidlington to Banbury
road, where a northbound car was struck.

The car, driven by a member of the public, was on the
road at the time the aircraft crashed and came to rest
just off the eastern side of the road a short distance
to the north of the wreckage. The vehicle exhibited
extensive damage consistent with it having been in
collision with the tail section of the aircraft. Tyre
marks on the carriageway suggested that the driver had
swerved to his right in an effort to avoid a collision. He
was successful in avoiding a major collision but the car
did suffer a glancing impact with the tail of the aircraft,
which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Report here
 
Once the harrier commits to land vertically it moves from aerodynamic flight supported by the wings to being supported on the thrust of its own jets. At this point it has about 90 secs to get down as water is pumped through the engine to cool it. After 90 secs the water runs out. Ouch.
 
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