BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Beer
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 09:44 PM

If this is a fake than it was worth it. Great stunt. If not, I think the pilot better go change his shorts.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: GUEST,number 6
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 09:38 PM

merde sainte !!!

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 09:02 PM

Just goes to prove that you CAN fly on one wing.

Dammit.

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: skipy
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 07:55 PM

If you watch the whole video on you tube, I think that the "aircraft" taxing past at the end is a model, also there is some over acting from a member of the public, but most of all the cameraman/woman once "it" has landed does not go to the starboard but only films from the port side! What the hell would I know! but I was an aircraft engineer for 26 years!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 06:49 PM

I doubt that it's a real video. If it were, it would be a miracle almost comparable to parting the Red Sea (if smaller in scope) to successfully land that plane in that fashion. I would think that it's probably a very cleverly edited hoax, as suggested in Jim's second link.

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Bobert
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 06:43 PM

Well, I donno... I really don't think it would be possible to make that landing with one wing... I mean, once you powered off it would ground loop the plane... That's the way I see it... Okay, I ain't officially a licensed pilot but I know how to fly planes...

But, like I said... I donno???

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Ebbie
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 06:26 PM

The bloggers' comments following the video are interesting.

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 05:59 PM

Believable by an experienced stunt pilot or Red Bull Air Race participant.

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Barry Finn
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 05:53 PM

Unbelivable!!

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: gnu
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 05:45 PM

OH MY GOODNESS!

Subject: RE: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 05:45 PM

But maybe I spoke too soon...

See AVwebInsider.

(The first video came to me by an email, and the second link by a follow-up email.)

Subject: BS: Pilot loses wing and cheats death
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 05:36 PM

At first I thought I was watching a remote-control model plane, but no...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-C7v-8QxrI