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
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.
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!
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
@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 :)
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.
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.
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 !
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?
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.
@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.
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 ?
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.
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.
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,...
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"
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.
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?
@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.
@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.
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
@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.
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.
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)
@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
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.
+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
@@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.
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!
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.
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.
@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..
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
@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.
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.
@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.
@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.
*Plane crashes* British crowd: “Hmm... very well.”
True, we're pretty weird lol 😂
I'll put the kettle on. Whilst in America. Running around screaming and pandemonium. Where's ma A-R ma someone needs a shootin.
@@eddt430 You are dumb.
@@Cookieman524 It is called British reserve!
Yes us Brits are a funny weird lot that is for sure!
@@zhulza no his not, you are
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.
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Tug Pilot and CFI-Glider
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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.
And Not a Single Fuck Was Given That Day
Announcer: "Everyone please stay where you are", Everyone: "(yawn)...ok"
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!
He was fine after THAT? Oh wow lucky guy.
Thank you so much for the info.
Yes he walked away and sat down
Announcer: "Please stay where you are".
Kid in the crowd:"But I gotta go potty!"
Just goes to show that young kids are annoying no matter what country they're in! ;)
Dave Greathouse just like yourself!
@@anonymousisalwayswatching5132 hahahaha
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0:29. Captain Picard??
This guy is a legend I flew with him recently at nh such an awesome guy
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
@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 :)
He looked very wobbly from the start
Lack of reaction from the crowd is amusing
northroad1 it wasn’t hard was it
Captain Picard be like, "Told you my son couldn't do it,".
They are British.
@@ramspace British reserve for you.
We Brits keep our nerve & carry on unlike the USA who will make a song & dance about it!
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.
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.
did the helicopter pilot find his keys
photographer456 hajahahaha
ahhahahaahhaah great
looks like he stalled it, turned too sharp at low speed, and too low to recover.
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 .
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)
Airshow-itis. An unfortunately common disease.
If this had been in America, everyone would have been screaming " Oh ma gaawd, OH MA GAAAWD, he crashed, he's crashed y'all"
As it is, we have one small child shouting, "He's broken down!" Priceless.
not seen that footage before, who stalls a glider?
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 !
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?
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.
+JimandOli its a model aircraft JIM for fuck sake
+JimandOli - sadly you'd need a ouji board for the interview
@@herobo123456 It's certainly not a model aircraft. That is a full size Swift S1 glider, with a pilot called Mike Newman onboard
@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.
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 ?
@romulusmare it is a Swift S-1 glider, specially designed for aerobatics
Did the rope broke or why he let down from the towning?
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 ?
I agree... I could see it coming. A lesson learned without loss of life, is always a good thing.
Was that a flight control issue? Look like he was coming back to land right after he released. Elevator maybe?
Picard? 0:29 seconds
Any idea why he released so early and attempted to land? Rope break?
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.
tell me about this glider crashplzz
What does "he went up though he knew he shouldnt" mean?
Why shouldn't he have gone up?
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.
What is Captain Picard doing at 29s!
Did the glider pilot survive?
Why having experience when you dont use it?
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,...
airplane who tow glider is PZL Dromader ?
I like how everyone is experts in the comments.
I like how there's always someone to point that out for us. Good job.
Know someone why he release hook so low? I know why he crash but donť know why he release at this height?
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"
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.
Wow that glider is agile. That roll rate is WAY faster than I thought it would be.
It's an aerobatic glider
Does the crowd know that he crashed? Emotionless people. I'm not saying be over dramatic but at least act a little concerned. Strange
It's because there were no explosions, there always a crowd pleaser
+Brando Phoenix I'm guessing that you are not British.
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?
Brando it’s a glider, it’s not like it would’ve burst into flames
What do you expect, everyone to start screaming and crying?
why he broke the rope soo early??
why did the plane break down?
@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.
Oh my word,How did the glider crash?
people are thinking everything is Ok as long as no fire and smoke !!
@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.
“Enormous respect” for attempting something stupid?
Commercial Pilot, Glider
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@MrBigfatbloke
Have you even been up in a glider?
Do you think that guy was "trying" to kill himself?
dd he live?
did he die?
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
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.
kinglevidevicus VG are you aware of how high 5 meters is?
Jeff Collyer you don’t know what 5 meters is
@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.
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.
incip while whe tried to turn?
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)
Oh shut up you idiot
Wowsers I wouldn't have guessed 😂
@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
Commentator Bob was very calm about it.
It's broken down its broken down its broken down
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.
+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
@@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.
@JaRaMW
The commentator suggested that the pilot had 'pulled off' so I assume it was intentional. The weather conditions were very poor.
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!
yeah he was fine, had to go to hospital though
Someone died?
Final nail in the coffin was that left rudder. Anyway we are all human, glad he is ok.
ok what really happen that make this glider crash ??
what happend?
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.
Derek Piggott describes pilots- this one set us back a millennium!!
There's no reaction from the crowd! lol
British reserve for you Cesar Bernal!
That dude went down faster than the Titanic
And your humor level went down faster than yer maw on her stair lift
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.
Good pilot but why he turned like that. I think he did not notice that the bank angle was bad
@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..
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
Is it possible to delete this totally incredulous 'Airmanship from U tube?
why didn't he just put a ring on it?
bittasweet symphony he needs to put some respect on it
@Holliethedog No, he suffered a broken back but survived
British ...the mate went down, do you think this mate made it
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
waiting for a gasp from the crowd that never happens....
@EllahPixiee You said it right. Accidents can happen even to the best of us.
I feel like this place has a certain accustom to crashes
0:29 That high pitched voice is actually the tall guy in the black shirt.
@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.
@4NICK8TER1 I think its a warning to other aircraft and people that the police heli is about to go.
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
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.
Plane crashed Sir Patrick Stewart: Yawwwnnn ... Mr.Data, let´s get back to the shuttle...
@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.
If this was a Hollywood movie scene, the glider would explode.
@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.
That's Patrick Stewart at 0:29.
Poor Guy (or Gal), hope he didn't get hurt. Notice the chopper starts exactly 24 sec. after 'touchdown'. Fast response !
Every air show crash... "Please stay where you are..."