Shoreham Airshow 2010 Glider Crash

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  • @ucfknight239
    @ucfknight239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    *Plane crashes* British crowd: “Hmm... very well.”

    • @Cookieman524
      @Cookieman524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      True, we're pretty weird lol 😂

    • @eddt430
      @eddt430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'll put the kettle on. Whilst in America. Running around screaming and pandemonium. Where's ma A-R ma someone needs a shootin.

    • @zhulza
      @zhulza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eddt430 You are dumb.

    • @matthewvwuk
      @matthewvwuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Cookieman524 It is called British reserve!
      Yes us Brits are a funny weird lot that is for sure!

    • @Andre-ww5sr
      @Andre-ww5sr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zhulza no his not, you are

  • @JimForeman
    @JimForeman 11 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    He had the spoiler out as he made the steep banked turn. There's an old saying that when something goes wrong, don't be in a hurry to make it worse.
    Jim Foreman
    Tug Pilot and CFI-Glider

  • @michaelwallbrown3726
    @michaelwallbrown3726 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    is that captain Picard at 0:26

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      @PHDarren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @d.n.3652
      @d.n.3652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s actually Charles Xavier

  • @carmelpule6954
    @carmelpule6954 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I believe this was after the display schedule where Mike Newman 35 had performed three Tow on line rolls and the tow line went slack, and he decided to release the line before it went tight.
    From what I can see after he released, he turned and banked rather steeply and while he did not side slip much during the turn he seemed to lose height very quickly just before and after he the finished the turn . Then he realised that he was to overshoot the launch point and he seems to have put on the air brakes and went into the second turn too quickly not to overshoot the launch point.
    It appears that at 0:21 he had his air brakes at the start of the second turn to the left then at 0:23 he made very fast aggressive aileron movements not once but twice which must have aided to slow further and at 0:24 he seems to still have his air brakes extended. At 0:25 he left wing stalled badly as it has so little air flow on it.

  • @dillingeradam
    @dillingeradam 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    And Not a Single Fuck Was Given That Day

  • @adamtaylor31
    @adamtaylor31 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Announcer: "Everyone please stay where you are", Everyone: "(yawn)...ok"

  • @Sam-qw7jt
    @Sam-qw7jt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I was there. It was too windy for the glider to be flown properly so it went straight to the ground. There was an announcment afterwards saying that the pilot had to be brought to hospital as a result of minor injurys but he was fine! It was a great show with spitfires, and harrier jumpjets, helicopters and lots of great planes. It was a good airshow, well, except for that accident!

    • @VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan
      @VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was fine after THAT? Oh wow lucky guy.
      Thank you so much for the info.

    • @arrowman37
      @arrowman37 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes he walked away and sat down

  • @Timothyjbatts591
    @Timothyjbatts591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Announcer: "Please stay where you are".
    Kid in the crowd:"But I gotta go potty!"

  • @davegreathouse7992
    @davegreathouse7992 10 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    Just goes to show that young kids are annoying no matter what country they're in! ;)

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    0:29. Captain Picard??

  • @Liam1079
    @Liam1079 13 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This guy is a legend I flew with him recently at nh such an awesome guy

  • @dyan9176
    @dyan9176 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When your turning at low speed, pitch the nose down and use the wind to push you back up and straighten you out, instead this guy pitched his nose up in an attempt to level out but by doing this in these conditions ultimately resulted in a spin stall

  • @lhitchins
    @lhitchins 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @MrBigfatbloke, yes I am a sailplane pilot. In this case it was not a matter of ego, half the airshow that day had been cancelled due to high wind and low CB and mike did not want to let the crowd down, that combined with a weak link failure and too high ground speed resulted in what you saw, he had run out of runway when he decided to turn instead of hitting parked aircraft or people.and in case you didnt know the shuttle has a better L/D ratio than a swift. they fly like a brick :)

  • @jeroenjansen2709
    @jeroenjansen2709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He looked very wobbly from the start

  • @northroad1
    @northroad1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Lack of reaction from the crowd is amusing

    • @jacobsalter629
      @jacobsalter629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      northroad1 it wasn’t hard was it

    • @aviciifan2719
      @aviciifan2719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Captain Picard be like, "Told you my son couldn't do it,".

    • @ramspace
      @ramspace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are British.

    • @matthewvwuk
      @matthewvwuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ramspace British reserve for you.
      We Brits keep our nerve & carry on unlike the USA who will make a song & dance about it!

  • @dunbustin
    @dunbustin 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In his book Understanding Gliding (2002), Derek Piggott describes the double gradient effect which can catch out display pilots doing a fast downwind pass then climbing and turning. The glider loses speed climbing and turning in to an increasingly strong tail wind,then again after the turn, descending in to head wind that gets less as the glider approaches the ground.

    • @richardweil8813
      @richardweil8813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Almost lost a member of our club when he turned base in the pattern with the wind mostly behind him while going a bit too slow. Fortunately he recovered but he said a right hand pattern into the wind would have been much better.

  • @photographer456
    @photographer456 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    did the helicopter pilot find his keys

    • @nalagrz5773
      @nalagrz5773 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      photographer456 hajahahaha

    • @sw3932
      @sw3932 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ahhahahaahhaah great

  • @lw216316
    @lw216316 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    looks like he stalled it, turned too sharp at low speed, and too low to recover.

    • @alexandrossotiropoulos5621
      @alexandrossotiropoulos5621 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, you are right. It would be better for him to do a split s or a loop the loop or at least a yaw turn at low speed over the people .

    • @rollydoucet8909
      @rollydoucet8909 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm surprised he disconnected from the tow plane at such a low altitude. Perhaps it was necessary because of the low ceiling (cloud cover)

    • @russefrance4869
      @russefrance4869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Airshow-itis. An unfortunately common disease.

  • @neilfoster9508
    @neilfoster9508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    If this had been in America, everyone would have been screaming " Oh ma gaawd, OH MA GAAAWD, he crashed, he's crashed y'all"

    • @Roy-gi5ul
      @Roy-gi5ul หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As it is, we have one small child shouting, "He's broken down!" Priceless.

  • @BaronFlyingClub
    @BaronFlyingClub หลายเดือนก่อน

    not seen that footage before, who stalls a glider?

  • @randyporter3491
    @randyporter3491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Carefully watching this video and the event unfold, clearly showed that small, unmuzzled children can be a universal a universal threat to harmony and sanity. I almost left the video because of it and went back to watching "Andes Goat Herding" and "Fun Crafts With Macaroni". But, the mute button salvaged things at the last minute 😂 Good video !

  • @dragonmeddler2152
    @dragonmeddler2152 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the glider pilot trying to do? He almost ripped the wings off as he turned back after release and gave back so much altitude after only about 300 yards he couldn't get it turned around to land without stalling out. Assume he is experienced and competent so what happened?

  • @JimandOli
    @JimandOli 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Chris, I'm currently researching the pilot's amazing story for a TV series; close calls:on camera. I was wondering if we could feature your video on the show, this will be shown alongside an interview with the pilot and maybe an eye witness account. Perhaps if you could spare a moment you could get in touch, as your footage captures the dramatic moment! Thanks Jim Martin.

    • @herobo123456
      @herobo123456 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +JimandOli its a model aircraft JIM for fuck sake

    • @davejones6319
      @davejones6319 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +JimandOli - sadly you'd need a ouji board for the interview

    • @evanhill110
      @evanhill110 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@herobo123456 It's certainly not a model aircraft. That is a full size Swift S1 glider, with a pilot called Mike Newman onboard

  • @georgwilckens
    @georgwilckens 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @lhitchins Is there really a stall? If one wing only stalls we should see a rolling motion, if both stall a pitching motion. At 0:26 I see the plane nose down and a bit of a roll to the left, but the left wing seems to produce lift. Of course at that point it's too low too slow, the control surfaces can no longer provide sufficient forces and the energy is too low for a flare, the plane falls out of the sky. I feel with the pilot - it takes one small decision to get stuck in a spot like this.

  • @sudolea
    @sudolea 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Airbrakes were still open. Why ? Why air brake (and loose energy) at a moment all energy you're carrying is needed ? Do I miss something ?

  • @oversteer80
    @oversteer80 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @romulusmare it is a Swift S-1 glider, specially designed for aerobatics

  • @JuhaNissi
    @JuhaNissi 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did the rope broke or why he let down from the towning?

  • @LTL974
    @LTL974 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any idea why he released so early ? This is the question ! Why so early, so low ? Rope , flight controls issues, wrong action in the cockpit ? Towing aircraft request or release ? Anybody knows ?

  • @stevemasoero8489
    @stevemasoero8489 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree... I could see it coming. A lesson learned without loss of life, is always a good thing.

  • @Josse702
    @Josse702 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was that a flight control issue? Look like he was coming back to land right after he released. Elevator maybe?

  • @fabricemichel7336
    @fabricemichel7336 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Picard? 0:29 seconds

  • @JaRaMW
    @JaRaMW 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any idea why he released so early and attempted to land? Rope break?

  • @matthewvwuk
    @matthewvwuk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking at this footage the glider pilot released the tow rope too soon & losing height rapidly he turned to the left too sharply & as a consequence stalled it & recovery was too late resulting in the crash!
    Am I right in saying the glider pilot suffered a broken back or neck but he survived & is now recovered? I would imagine the glider was a write-off after that! I suppose the weather conditions didn't help either that day.

  • @mohdhammadrazakhan5099
    @mohdhammadrazakhan5099 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    tell me about this glider crashplzz

  • @TungstenKid
    @TungstenKid 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    What does "he went up though he knew he shouldnt" mean?
    Why shouldn't he have gone up?

  • @petercstephenson
    @petercstephenson 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was it a strong gusty windy day? The way he descended so fast downwind from left to right looked like he was going to run out of energy for a steep low level turn into wind. It was jerky in execution which makes me think it was gusty. A strong breeze causes a steep wind gradient which would have made his left wing stall uncontrollably. He sure is one lucky pilot.

  • @MUNCHER2003
    @MUNCHER2003 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is Captain Picard doing at 29s!

  • @kdaniel8721
    @kdaniel8721 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did the glider pilot survive?

  • @peroleable
    @peroleable 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why having experience when you dont use it?

  • @jazzforever4631
    @jazzforever4631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What was the reason pilot made so high angle manouvres on so low altitude, and critical speed ? That results in stalll spin by the laws of fisics. Great respect to the glider designer and manufacturer. I guessed there must be fatalities, but luckily, not,...

  • @jankowalski-rx4xq
    @jankowalski-rx4xq 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    airplane who tow glider is PZL Dromader ?

  • @kristianhansen4340
    @kristianhansen4340 10 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I like how everyone is experts in the comments.

    • @curbmassa
      @curbmassa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like how there's always someone to point that out for us. Good job.

  • @Dzordzikk
    @Dzordzikk 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Know someone why he release hook so low? I know why he crash but donť know why he release at this height?

  • @unapro3
    @unapro3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It took the "emergency services" an age to get mobile. Perhaps they should rename them to something like "When I have finished me brew Services" or maybe "I have just woken after a nap, what's all the commotion services"

  • @bigduphusaj162
    @bigduphusaj162 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Crashed one the identical to this in 2002 while in the Army they crack apart rather than shatter it happened in slow motion when I think about the impact. Had to get my eyes and forehead washed out for 2 weeks solid maybe 3 times a day as the glass material in the layup turns to dust you itch for weeks and on my face especially my forehead and eyes it would feel like ground up glass, my skin was horrible looking it was constantly spitting water out. Couple of dislocations and a twisted gut that I could handle I've had worse than motorbikes but people that think because they aren't old type glass fiber that they don't cover you in dusty sharp type shrapnel haven't crashed one.

  • @AerospaceMatt
    @AerospaceMatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow that glider is agile. That roll rate is WAY faster than I thought it would be.

    • @PaddyPatrone
      @PaddyPatrone 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's an aerobatic glider

  • @Bodhi594
    @Bodhi594 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Does the crowd know that he crashed? Emotionless people. I'm not saying be over dramatic but at least act a little concerned. Strange

    • @proffesionalretard
      @proffesionalretard 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's because there were no explosions, there always a crowd pleaser

    • @crackedcookies
      @crackedcookies 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Brando Phoenix I'm guessing that you are not British.

    • @Bodhi594
      @Bodhi594 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      crackedcookies Man I see how you guys act at Football games. Chelsea fans throwing coins for example. So I know you guys have some energy. LOL.....No but seriously dude why are the people so relaxed? Like I said don't go apeshit crazy, but some concern at least, Right?

    • @TheReuMusic
      @TheReuMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brando it’s a glider, it’s not like it would’ve burst into flames

    • @manicmute9440
      @manicmute9440 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What do you expect, everyone to start screaming and crying?

  • @xjosemaxx
    @xjosemaxx 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    why he broke the rope soo early??

  • @langsteubuisnaamooit
    @langsteubuisnaamooit 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    why did the plane break down?

  • @lhitchins
    @lhitchins 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @MrBigfatbloke I know how loading and AOA values affect stall speeds, a glider with a 1g stall of 35 knots will stall at 70 knots in a turn with 4g and I understand the calculations envolved. I am not trying to stamp on anyone, merely that I dont like people who will call someone a friend even a clown or twat because they made a mistake and yes Mike made a mistake dont forget he is 3 times unlimited champion, I dont see people slamming steve fossett for flying to close to a ridge during rotor.

  • @levelat350
    @levelat350 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my word,How did the glider crash?

  • @overlander6117
    @overlander6117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    people are thinking everything is Ok as long as no fire and smoke !!

  • @cn__things
    @cn__things  14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    @vintagealvis
    Thanks for the update Guy. He deserves enormous respect for even attempting to display that Sunday. Here's wishing you a very speedy recovery Mike.

    • @sirifail4499
      @sirifail4499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      “Enormous respect” for attempting something stupid?
      Commercial Pilot, Glider
      CFI-G

  • @jimmyxx3
    @jimmyxx3 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @MrBigfatbloke
    Have you even been up in a glider?
    Do you think that guy was "trying" to kill himself?

  • @Nashy76
    @Nashy76 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    dd he live?

  • @Holliethedog
    @Holliethedog 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    did he die?

  • @ianwalsh4051
    @ianwalsh4051 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why arnt people wondering if he is ok i dont know about anyone else who has flown in a in a glider but that could have easiley broken his legs from that impact

    • @kinglevidevicusvg6400
      @kinglevidevicusvg6400 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ian walsh broken legs isn't all that of a major injury. And it was like a 5metre drop anyway so I doubt anything worse than a scratch.

    • @jeffcollyer1079
      @jeffcollyer1079 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      kinglevidevicus VG are you aware of how high 5 meters is?

    • @Sammakko7
      @Sammakko7 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jeff Collyer you don’t know what 5 meters is

  • @georgwilckens
    @georgwilckens 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @lhitchins I'd expect more of a roll from the autorotation in a spin, so I'd guess it's falling. But either way there's no recovery without altitude at this point. Too low was the problem but as you say also what made the landing survivable.

  • @mr.howard1
    @mr.howard1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Obviously, the last turn was steep and slow. Maybe he should have kept flying straight ahead, just made the one 180 degree turn, and then landed downwind? Of course, it's easy to say so from my lounge. I once saw a pilot do just as I suggested, only he could easily have landed ahead, or to his right! He ran out of airstrip and ground looped into the boundary fence. None of the pilots watching could understand his decision. Split decisions often seem to involve great commitment and a reluctance to deviate from once made.

  • @sailesh2001
    @sailesh2001 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    incip while whe tried to turn?

  • @MegaFPVFlyer
    @MegaFPVFlyer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was a textbook example of a low altitude incipient spin entry.
    You're too low and need to turn. You pull back and use a light bank to keep altitude loss to a minimum, which is good. What's not good is when you start adding rudder to tighten the turn. First off, the amount of drag created by skidding into the turn negates the benefit of the low bank angle. Second, you have to add opposing aileron, increasing the angle of attack on the already nearly stalling inner wing. What happens next? Before you even realize what's happening, the inner wing stalls and you're in a totally unrecoverable attitude. Smack.
    Good training and knowledge of aerodynamics prevents these types of accidents. I've practiced this maneuver in training so many times, the recovery is muscle memory at this point. (Full opposite rudder, ease back pressure, wings level, pull up)

  • @SilentCream
    @SilentCream 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @jaramw. The pilot released as there was too much slack on the tow rope and if he carried on it might of snapped and if he did that away from the airfield it could of been worse

  • @BaronFlyingClub
    @BaronFlyingClub หลายเดือนก่อน

    Commentator Bob was very calm about it.

  • @jasonsweet1868
    @jasonsweet1868 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's broken down its broken down its broken down

  • @marijnfly
    @marijnfly 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Something went seriously wrong many seconds before impact. He releases prematurely and heads straight back for landing, not even retracting the gear and coming in for landing in the opposite direction which would mean a tailwind. I wonder what happenend. In strong wind conditions any pilot would do anything to land into the wind.

    • @karelbrans7100
      @karelbrans7100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Marijn fly please dont say things of which you dont know anything about. he tried to land in the wind which can be seen in the final turn (wind is comming from left because his groundspeed is much slower when he turned left). secondly why would you retract gear? have you ever even flown a glider? in this situation the only fault i can see is that he made his downwind too long resulting in a too low altitude before turning on final.I wouldnt do any better i think and i had quite some rope break practices

    • @fergie89
      @fergie89 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karelbrans7100 Making the second turn was the fault, not making a downwind too long. In a glider, below 200 feet if for any reason the rope breaks / is released, you are landing straight ahead. Between 200-400 feet you have enough altitude / energy to make ONE TURN (he appears to be within this altitude bracket). Above 400 you can make an abridged pattern in GOOD CONDITIONS. From my understanding it was also a very gusty day and the flight likely should have been aborted. This airport is not ideal for sailplane operations as there are significant obstructions on either side of the runway that would prevent an off field landing (which is a necessary option for safe sailplane operations).
      Source: I have quite a bit of time in sailplanes.

  • @cn__things
    @cn__things  14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @JaRaMW
    The commentator suggested that the pilot had 'pulled off' so I assume it was intentional. The weather conditions were very poor.

  • @petercstephenson
    @petercstephenson 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    see above It was a windy day and you are quite correct: a ruddered turn will induce a stall. Gliding instructors try to instill in their students NEVER to make a turn with just rudder. A.R.E! Aeleron first, Rudder second Elevator third. NEVER RAE as it will induce a spin at low AIR speed as the inside wing will stall first inducing the spin. Coupled with the steep wind gradient that affects the inside/lower wing more than the outer/upper wing: he had no hope!

  • @NinjaaDaan
    @NinjaaDaan 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    yeah he was fine, had to go to hospital though

  • @CheckThisSaw
    @CheckThisSaw 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone died?

  • @helipilot727
    @helipilot727 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Final nail in the coffin was that left rudder. Anyway we are all human, glad he is ok.

  • @stealhty1
    @stealhty1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    ok what really happen that make this glider crash ??

  • @alexyt4434
    @alexyt4434 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    what happend?

  • @leovolont
    @leovolont 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    apparently it was a very windy day. the glider LOOKED like it had plenty of speed, but it must have all been the speed of the wind, with the glider going downwind. As soon as the glider swung upwind we could see that it's own airspeed was, well, it was as though the glider was about to be blown backwards.

  • @doffincodger
    @doffincodger 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Derek Piggott describes pilots- this one set us back a millennium!!

  • @cesarbernal7830
    @cesarbernal7830 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    There's no reaction from the crowd! lol

    • @matthewvwuk
      @matthewvwuk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      British reserve for you Cesar Bernal!

  • @daverobinson6184
    @daverobinson6184 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That dude went down faster than the Titanic

    • @Dragoneer
      @Dragoneer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And your humor level went down faster than yer maw on her stair lift

  • @bilsonFPV
    @bilsonFPV 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think he should do just one 180degree turn and land. what was he thinking?
    I was taught, that if rope breaks below 150m, i should never try to do the whole (even 2 turn) pattern.

  • @alexandrossotiropoulos5621
    @alexandrossotiropoulos5621 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good pilot but why he turned like that. I think he did not notice that the bank angle was bad

  • @lhitchins
    @lhitchins 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @MrBigfatbloke The whole display was on the back of the tug, he never intended to climb to 4k and display. what ever happened nothing would of worked apart from a straight in to wind steep approach. no S turn or 360 in the height and space at shoreham he would have stalled in anyway in a swift..

  • @joshuadavies8348
    @joshuadavies8348 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    poor guy westgate and his beautiful swift glider luckily after that he went on to be a pilot in the brilliant swip silence twister team but for a beautiful aerobatic glider we are deeply saddened to here of its end

  • @doffincodger
    @doffincodger 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible to delete this totally incredulous 'Airmanship from U tube?

  • @bittasweetsymphony726
    @bittasweetsymphony726 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    why didn't he just put a ring on it?

    • @MixinUK
      @MixinUK 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bittasweet symphony he needs to put some respect on it

  • @muggles1985
    @muggles1985 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Holliethedog No, he suffered a broken back but survived

  • @vincentbeauregard2729
    @vincentbeauregard2729 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    British ...the mate went down, do you think this mate made it

  • @alexdowd5454
    @alexdowd5454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that kid was crying before it even crashed he goes "no! no!" he could be psychic or his clothing is just mildly uncomfortable, we'll never know

  • @zestydude87
    @zestydude87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    waiting for a gasp from the crowd that never happens....

  • @dimitrigregorieff
    @dimitrigregorieff 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @EllahPixiee You said it right. Accidents can happen even to the best of us.

  • @rentisme
    @rentisme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like this place has a certain accustom to crashes

  • @rain-bender4712
    @rain-bender4712 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:29 That high pitched voice is actually the tall guy in the black shirt.

  • @rolfen
    @rolfen 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @TANTAULUS gliders are highly sensitive to wind gusts it's not like a normal plane. There might be an element of "pilot error" for accepting to fly in such a weather - but then we don't even know exactly what happened, like may be the cable broke... and wind can be highly random, so give the guy a break. Thankfully gliders are slow machines and pilots can survive crashes like this. A normal airplane would have turned into a ball of mangled metal and fire.

  • @killerbeez95
    @killerbeez95 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @4NICK8TER1 I think its a warning to other aircraft and people that the police heli is about to go.

  • @HELLOPATTAYA
    @HELLOPATTAYA 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    at 60 degree u loose 50% lift.and get 2g
    sin30=0.5 1/0.5=2, square root of 2 is 1.414, need to increase speed of 41% to get same lift as wing level

  • @chanctonbury63
    @chanctonbury63 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did he think he could get away with doing a sharp 180 so close to the ground. Im guessing he was running out of space and had no choice but a seriously BAD piece of flying assuming the plane was sound.

  • @fullmeddljacket1304
    @fullmeddljacket1304 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Plane crashed Sir Patrick Stewart: Yawwwnnn ... Mr.Data, let´s get back to the shuttle...

  • @lhitchins
    @lhitchins 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @TANTAULUS It's quite funny that you talk of having all of this experience with flying and yet you consider that planes/gliders need lift UNDER their wings. This is an incorrect statement. the majority of lift is created by the airflow over the top of the aerofoil. when the AOA is too high for the given airspeed the laminair airflow brakes away from the top surface of the wing and it stalls. in this case the inside wing was going slower = less lift, it stalled first and the glider spun in.

  • @repo4
    @repo4 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If this was a Hollywood movie scene, the glider would explode.

  • @jimmyxx3
    @jimmyxx3 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @MrBigfatbloke
    You're sort of right, i do plenty of "showing off" myself, well not showing off but trying to make things "less boring", I started solo flying when i was 15 i was in the Air Training Corps AND the gliding club, i fly in New Zealand and the scenary is pretty nice here.

  • @petcatznz
    @petcatznz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's Patrick Stewart at 0:29.

  • @francoisdupont4839
    @francoisdupont4839 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Poor Guy (or Gal), hope he didn't get hurt. Notice the chopper starts exactly 24 sec. after 'touchdown'. Fast response !

  • @littlepippin8445
    @littlepippin8445 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every air show crash... "Please stay where you are..."