Chino's Flying Wing Has Crashed - Pilot dead. Nothing left of aircraft

Flew with him several times on the CRJ. Awesome guy that truly loved life and aviation. Really enjoyed the trips with him.
 
fholbert said:
Historic small plane crashes, bursts into flames at state prison in Norco

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RIP, David.

Damn. I loved that plane and the guys who flew it.

Last time I saw it was from Broom Ranch where I drank with the pilot and his fellows after the airshow.

I'm always brought very low by these end of an era crashes in which seminal historic aircraft and terrific people are lost.

Thanks for posting, Frank
 
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Someone on another site posted something that I thought makes sense. It's very sad to have lost a talented and dedicated aviator/mechanic/enthusiast and the last flying example of a historic aircraft, it is unfortunately not uncommon with regards to vintage aircraft. People will begin saying that the airplane should have not been flying and it should've been in a museum. I disagree, how many hundreds of thousands of people were able to see that airplane fly at air shows that would never have gone to a museum or maybe not even noticed it if they did. We also have a great deal of HD video and comprehensive knowledge about operating it that was previously unavailable. Airplanes were built to fly, seeing them sitting static bothers me.
 
knot4u said:
Someone on another site posted something that I thought makes sense. It's very sad to have lost a talented and dedicated aviator/mechanic/enthusiast and the last flying example of a historic aircraft, it is unfortunately not uncommon with regards to vintage aircraft. People will begin saying that the airplane should have not been flying and it should've been in a museum. I disagree, how many hundreds of thousands of people were able to see that airplane fly at air shows that would never have gone to a museum or maybe not even noticed it if they did. We also have a great deal of HD video and comprehensive knowledge about operating it that was previously unavailable. Airplanes were built to fly, seeing them sitting static bothers me.
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I can see both sides to that idea, and I go back and forth on it myself. With the airplane being literally irreplaceable, indeed, but airplanes are supposed to fly. If they don't fly, they're just a bunch of parts sitting still.
 
Sad to see this, but agreed, aircraft should fly, given my experience this weekend.

Dumb question - given it is all wing, what is the wing loading, what are the stall characteristics?

Just trying to figure out how unique the handling would be...
 
Autothrust Blue said:
I can see both sides to that idea, and I go back and forth on it myself. With the airplane being literally irreplaceable, indeed, but airplanes are supposed to fly. If they don't fly, they're just a bunch of parts sitting still.
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I feel the same way about classic cars. I hate collectors who just keep them parked in a garage. It’s why I really like Leno. He drives his collection. That’s what they were made for and it’s what they should do.
 
@inigo88 possible engine failure/Vmc roll?

Was just trying to get a feel for how the aerodynamics differ given the shape (planform?)

Alex.
 
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