"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles)
07/10/2014 at 11:30 • Filed to: mustang
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"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles)
07/10/2014 at 11:30 • Filed to: mustang | 1
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Little is known about the crash killing both pilot and instructor of a Durango, CO based vintage warbird. The Mustang reportedly went down shortly after takeoff just beyond the airport fenced boundary.
The pilot and aircraft were recently featured in the local press where the owner told reporters he was building time to meet insurance requirements to feature the rare P-51D in upcoming air shows.
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You may remember a similar crash of a dual seat Mustang, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , that crashed in Oct. 2013 while giving a vintage warbird experience flight.
ttyymmnn
> Chris Clarke
07/10/2014 at 11:48 |
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"Building time"
I wonder just how much time he had. Of course, it could very well have been mechanical. We won't know for a while. Very sad, though.
Was the two-seat Mustang ever manufactured, or are they all mods of original single-seaters? The rudder is clearly elongated on Galveston Gal.
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Chris Clarke
> ttyymmnn
07/10/2014 at 12:10 |
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Not sure how much time he had, but the owner also owned a T-6 which I assumed he also used to build time.
According to Wikipedia the dual seat Mustangs were conversions of the F-6D which was a photo reconnaissance variation of the standard P-51D.
Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> Chris Clarke
07/10/2014 at 15:33 |
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The instructor was the uncle of one of my brother's friends. I heard of this last week from my brother's other friend's mom.
Grindintosecond
> Chris Clarke
07/10/2014 at 23:12 |
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For airshow performances, the FAA not only wants you to demonstrate to them in person your ability to control it doing advanced aerobatic maneuvers, but also at low altitudes. For this you also need time in the plane of 'X' hours deemed appropriate by the FAA. After the FAA says your good to go and perform aerobatics at low altitude in front of crowds, the other performers and airshow promoters also have to believe you know what you're doing and approve. Just like a driver's meeting, no one will let you drive in their circus if they think you're dangerous...Maverick.
Given that, I would not doubt mechanical failure because these engines are cans of worms. They were designed to last only 100 hours or less for the war so keepign them going requires constant maintenance...the planes weren't expected to last more than 50 anyway with all those bullets flying around.
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Grindintosecond
> ttyymmnn
07/10/2014 at 23:12 |
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Modified mostly. the tall tail could be from the model number. The H model for example had a taller tail because it had more power.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> ttyymmnn
07/11/2014 at 00:58 |
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I believe there was a 2 seat trainer version. A huge area behind the pilot was for the radios. They were big back then.
Also another gas tank.
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Although a model you can see how far forward the pilot is in the D version.