It's a fake I'm afraid Jim.
The aircraft is a Giles 300, all carbon fibre, Lycoming AEIO-540 souped up to 450hp, pilot is James Andersson a Euro airshow pilot. I have looked at it very carefully and in my opinion, the whole thing is a very well edited fake. Done possibly with a combination of a remote control model and real footage with the wing edited out. In the video, when the G300 loses the right wing it goes into a spin to the left, which is aerodynamically impossible. In real life it would immediately have snapped violently to the right and continued to roll uncontrollably to the right. I would have expected to see some control pushrod remains hanging off as well. The dead give away though is just after the wing separates there is an instant where the shadow of the (now non-existent) wing is cast over the fuselage. The other interesting thing is that, the wings on this particular aircraft are assembled into the airframe in a very similar manner to a glider, the spars of each wing dovetail together inside the fuselage and are mated with high tensile steel wing pins. If one wing came off , the other would follow suit in short order. Another You-Tube prank but clever editing. ROSS _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of james crowhurst Sent: Sunday, 16 November 2008 11:11 PM To: aus soaring Subject: [Aus-soaring] Awesome landing Check this out......... _____ Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:30:04 +1100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: [Aus-soaring] AJGC Terry Towelling hats - your very own! Hi all! As some of you may remember, late last year a group of dedicated junior pilots formed the Australian Junior Gliding Club, with the intention of bringing young pilots from around the country together and promote our sport amongst Australian youth. We are gathering speed quickly, and as a club we now own an L-13 Blanik which has seen action down at last year's JoeyGlide and various other places around the country. Our website is here <http://www.ajgc.org.au/> , please feel free to have a look. We are raising money to fund our club and bring more young people into the sport, and as a result we are selling an iconic piece of Australian gliding garb - the one and only Terry Towelling Hat! The days of the Terry Towelling hat are back, but in strictly limited supply. First in, best dressed (literally!). The Australian Junior Gliding Club is selling these hats to raise funds for the advancement and promotion of Junior Gliding in Australia. They are $25, with $5 postage, and If nothing else, this is a way to directly support the next generation of pilots so that they can bring more into our sport. Wear this one with pride! To order, please follow this <http://ajgc.org.au/content/view/21/32/> link Please note that membership to the club is open to all people of any age. Any non-junior (i.e.26 or over) member that joins up will receive a free Terry Towelling hat as a way of saying thankyou for your support and welcome. Cheers, Gus Stewart Treasurer Australian Junior Gliding Club _____ Get the best wallpapers on the Web - FREE. Click <http://wallpapers.msn.com/?ocid=%5bB001MSN42A0716B%5d> here!
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