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Old 10-20-2009, 08:56 PM
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Default Re: The Cornfield Bomber
Originally Posted by pizzaguy
I too was kinda surprised he got in and shut it down.

I mean, a Cessna 152 or 172 - fine.

But a jet-powered "ice sled"????



Too bad there isn't a little video of it running and creeping along the ground - with this guy climbing in and ....
This works both ways - I had a Cessna 172 based at North Island Naval Air Station in a flying club (North Island is where the aircraft carriers tie up in San Diego). The club would ferry the plane to my shop for maintenance and then afterwards fly the plane back to the base. One time after maintenance a S-3 pilot, I believe, was getting ready to fly the plane back. After piddling around inside the cabin for a minute he called me over and asked how to work the radios.

Spins were not well understood during the first couple of decades of flight, even after WWI and the advancements made in aviation. I have read stories of pilots getting into spins during those years and baling out after failing to recover. While descending they would watch their plane recover of their own accord and fly away much like the F-106.
 
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