Crash at Shoreham Airshow

[dysfunction]

This is quite shocking....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34027260

I wonder if the pilot passed out or something.

He hit 4 cars on the A27. I'm surprised it wasn't more as it looked quite busy.

 

[Edmond]

It was lucky...ish that he hit the road, if he'd hit the crowd the toll would have very, very much higher

 

[Job]

Seriously...every time they say never again and still they crash...planes showing off for crowds...never going to end well.
This one has to be it....game over, seven people killed in the road next to it!

 

[Gray]

https://cdn.liveleak.com/80281E/ll_...1b4db65f5e99818bdd3964f42d2d07255&ec_rate=230

Surreal stuff, an aftermath video surfaced as well

 

[Job]

Well this is going viral...you have to have the sound up.

crassh4:
View: http://youtu.be/XjmglwWS3xU

 

[Embattle]

It was lucky...ish that he hit the road, if he'd hit the crowd the toll would have very, very much higher

Irc there are many regulations in Europe regarding air displays so the plane is never suppose to head towards a crowd, minimum height, etc. Personally from the footage I've seen I think the pilot was too low to execute the move safely.

 

[Moriath]

I saw the ambulances going to it as i left the ferry today

 

[old.user4556]

Well this is going viral...you have to have the sound up.

crassh4:
View: http://youtu.be/XjmglwWS3xU

Sound up? I'm glad I did, otherwise I'd have never heard the "oh dear".

 

[Raven]

The pilot is still alive apparently.

 

[dysfunction]

Yes i'm not sure how he managed to escape that...

 

[Edmond]

Ejected I would assume, he's fighting for his life in hospital. They think they will find more bodies too

 

[Job]

Reporting one of the cars was a wedding Limo...please don't tell me the couple were in it.

 

[caLLous]

If he had the presence of mind to eject you would hope he could've aimed the plane at something that wasn't a very busy road...

 

[DaGaffer]

Sound up? I'm glad I did, otherwise I'd have never heard the "oh dear".

Most British Youtube video ever.

 

[leggy]

If he had the presence of mind to eject you would hope he could've aimed the plane at something that wasn't a very busy road...

I'm pretty sure ejection is more instinct and training than presence of mind. Self preservation trumps reason and logic every time.

 

[Edmond]

The way the reports read are that he didn't eject, he crashed with the plane, but somehow survived

 

[DaGaffer]

The way the reports read are that he didn't eject, he crashed with the plane, but somehow survived

Doesn't look like it in that picture on the front page of most of the papers; looks like the canopy is open.

 

[Raven]

Only pics I have seen is of an open canopy. Not a cleared canopy. When ejecting the canopy is cleared

 

[Moriath]

Not seen any pics of a half or semi open canopy i think he semi landed the plane on the ashfelt and hit cars.

 

[Gwadien]

I'd imagine pilots learn to eject like drivers swerve to avoid things.

Issue I have is that he was half way through a loop, I mean look at the angle he ejected from, he would have gone flying with 0 chance of parachuting

 

[caLLous]

He obviously hadn't tried to eject yet in this picture...

 

[old.user4556]

Jesus.

 

[Embattle]

Depending on the ejection seat model ejecting at such a low level would of been fairly risky.

 

[Gwadien]

He obviously hadn't tried to eject yet in this picture...

Is that left hand lane grid locked, or is it because they stopped because they saw the plane?

Shit

 

[dysfunction]

I think it was just very busy so it could have been a lot worse depending on how he crash landed

 

[DaGaffer]

Is that left hand lane grid locked, or is it because they stopped because they saw the plane?

Shit

Apparently there were roadworks and the traffic lights were on red. If they'd been on green, the carnage would have been far higher.

Depending on the ejection seat model ejecting at such a low level would of been fairly risky.

They're called "zero-zero" ejection seats for a reason; you can eject from zero altitude, zero ground speed.

 

[Poag]

Apparently there were roadworks and the traffic lights were on red. If they'd been on green, the carnage would have been far higher.
They're called "zero-zero" ejection seats for a reason; you can eject from zero altitude, zero ground speed.

Thats what they are nowdays, and since the 80s? but this is a 50's aircraft....not sure if they upgrade these Warbirds with current mil ejectors.

 

[Embattle]

They're called "zero-zero" ejection seats for a reason; you can eject from zero altitude, zero ground speed.

No doubt but conditions would surely still apply.

Either way more information will come out in due time, I still feel it was a risky move from what I've seen of the footage.

 

[Raven]

He didn't eject, the cockpit clearly shows that.

 

[ECA]

If you have an ex military plane, chances are the ejector seats won't be functional because nobody will be able to maintain it, it was probably decommissioned.