Crash at Shoreham Airshow

[dysfunction]

I thought it was a training plane so I would expect it to be properly maintained.

 

[Moriath]

I thought it was a training plane so I would expect it to be properly maintained.

I think it was an old military jet.

 

[Tom]

I didn't think civilian aircraft were allowed to have military ejector seats. If it ever had one, my guess is that it was long since removed.

 

[Raven]

They have some pretty large explosive parts that need regular maintenance so I doubt it.

 

[Moriath]

I didn't think civilian aircraft were allowed to have military ejector seats. If it ever had one, my guess is that it was long since removed.

They are based around explosives arnt they so sounds about right

 

[sayward]

Dear God to it all. For no apparent reason daughter drove home from Bournemouth a day early on Friday. If not there but for the grace of God and all that.

 

[DaGaffer]

I didn't think civilian aircraft were allowed to have military ejector seats. If it ever had one, my guess is that it was long since removed.

Dunno whether they still do, but Martin-Baker had an "historic" area in their maintenance dept. (I once had to visit their Denham factory but that was...fuck...1987 ) and there are civilian jet teams like the Brietling team, and one of those had to eject a few years ago.

NB. The Hunter has a Mk1 ejector seat, which doesn't blow the canopy, so its entirely possible that the open canopy you can see in those pictures is the pilot attempting to eject and failing...

 

[Rubric]

The pilot didnt eject, he was pulled from the wreckage and is in a medically induced coma.

 

[Embattle]

 

[Tom]

I can see the Mirror's picture editor: "hmmm, this isn't dramatic enough....saturation...ENHANCE!"

 

[throdgrain]

I know that bit of road really well, grim

 

[TdC]

fuuuuuuck that flaming plane 0_o

 

[Moriath]

I know that bit of road really well, grim

Yup been down it loads. Was lucky to be going the other way on saturday.

 

[Raven]

That's low man. Nobody likes to see an Audi in front of a ball of flaming death, they should always be in the middle.