Bad Crash Video

[SoFlo]

Pretty bad crash video. You can see how close this came to being much more worse. I think the pilot had the chance to eject early on, but decided to take one for the team instead of taking out most of the crowd...

http://www.break.com/index/airshowcrash27.html

 

[flyover]

I just want to say that the guy that held that camera steady as his screen filled up with jet did a heck of a job.

 

[khysanth]

I just want to say that the guy that held that camera steady as his screen filled up with jet did a heck of a job.

Yeah, I would have ran. But it's likely he didn't realize the plane was so low or going to crash, and was just thinking "wow i'm getting a really great shot!"

 

[Chris_Ford]

Killed 88 people...

 

[BCTAv8r]

I just want to say that the guy that held that camera steady as his screen filled up with jet did a heck of a job.

The plane turned at the last moment. It looked like the plane was gonna go straight into him.

 

[Blue Side Up]

wish i could speak russian

 

[Mavmb]

wish i could speak russian

Well "Oh crap" is pretty universal!

 

[slushie]

The plane turned at the last moment...

I wonder if that loss of lift from the turn was significant.

 

[ColMustard]

Reminds me of the airshow in Italy (I think it was Italy). The last maneuver of the airshow had something like four jets collide, with one going into the crowd.

88 people in this one huh? Probably saved a ton more with flying the thing all the way down.

-ColM

 

[Champcar]

Must have been some sort of powerplant problem. That bird should of had plenty of power to pull out of that...hmm.

There goes another beautiful russian fighter.

 

[Bandit_Driver]

Must have been some sort of powerplant problem. That bird should of had plenty of power to pull out of that...hmm.

There goes another beautiful russian fighter.

I believe you are correct.

 

[ColMustard]

Also looked awfully low to begin a loop. Perhaps a Fly-by-wire malfunction?

-ColM

 

[FlySooner9]

i dont understand why he would pull a move like that so low and over the crowd line,

 

[Champcar]

i dont understand why he would pull a move like that so low and over the crowd line,

I think the problem might have started higher up.

 

[FlySooner9]

probly so, props to the pilot for trying to save as many people as he could though

 

[TheFlyingTurkey]

wish i could speak russian

With pilots like these no wonder the Ruskies never attacked us!

 

[SoFlo]

With pilots like these no wonder the Ruskies never attacked us!

You can go ahead and file that flight plan D-> (direct) to hell. JK