Wing falls off in flight - Lateral-g Forums

Ron in SoCal · #1 10-16-2014, 09:16 PM

Ok get this...

Unbelievable flying. There was no way he could level the plane as he had no lift on the right wing. So he flies upside down, puts it on its side, forced the nose up, added all the power he had, turning the fuselage into a wing sufficient to check the rate of drop. When he was close enough to earth, he flattened the plane and dropped like a rock but on his landing gear.

Edit: It's fake, but still cool

**Sieg** · #2 10-16-2014, 09:21 PM

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**Spiffav8** · #3 10-16-2014, 09:35 PM

You know that's a fake...right.

Ron in SoCal · #4 10-16-2014, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sieg

Don't give up, don't ever give up.
- Jim Valvano

Best speech of all time!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiffav8

You know that's a fake...right.

Yeah, but an F-15 did it...(around the 3:00 minute mark)

**Spiffav8** · #5 10-16-2014, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Best speech of all time!

Yeah, but an F-15 did it...(around the 3:00 minute mark)

Yup. That had to be one insane ride. Amazing that he was able to generate enough lift on that remaining shard of a wing to keep that thing in the air. I'd bet he used just about every drop of gas with the afterburners maxed out to do it. His shorts where probably full though!