For many reasons.Even harder to watch.
Could be a jammed flight control, etc.
You would be surprised what the wreckage shows when thoroughly examined. Things that were thought to be pure pilot error ended up being a mechanical fault when the investigation was finished.What level of confidence could be determined for a mechanical problem in an old warbird that had a mid-air collision then crashed? Look at the flight control surfaces in the videos for clues? Do most investigations come to a firm conclusion?
What level of confidence could be determined for a mechanical problem in an old warbird that had a mid-air collision then crashed? Look at the flight control surfaces in the videos for clues? Do most investigations come to a firm conclusion?
My friend and neighbor races a P-63 at Reno in the unlimited category.
I left him a voice mail (I was worried). He called me back after about 15 mins. It was a friend of his. He's seen the video(s).
His guess is "target fixation"?
NoOh my gosh... your friend is Patrick Nightingale of Pretty Ploy???
Looks like the King Cobra pilot was belly up and blind to the Fortress... 1942 designed P63 (engine behind) are so rare that this might be the last one flying...
I also see that CAF has another, as well.It's not the last one flying. My friend/neighbor flies and has raced the Palm Springs Air Museum P-63.
Tragic .
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