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Old 06-05-2010 | 01:00 AM
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Default RE: Engine Torque Problem

ORIGINAL: DarZeelon

The info added by this report is the fact that the rear plane's prop also stroke the fuselage of the front plane behind the cockpit...

And that there might have been turbulent air there, from the BearCat that landed previously...


...And that P-51A was not an original WWII Mustang, but an amateur built plane; from the original plans...


So, what had happened? This happened (showing the video)!

Dar,
That was a F7F Tiger Cat "Twin Engine". I am still thinking that the plane was mortally wounded, and was doomed from the collision. It is hard to find anything as far as the specifics of crash's that happen at Oshkosh. I live real real close, and things that happen there seam to be brushed under the rug pretty good. I don't think you will ever hear anymore than what was posted as far as the exact cause. The two pilots involved had never flown in a program like this before, and it seams there was alot of miscomunication between the pilots as to what there intents where after there performance was done. The EAA SAYS IT WAS UP TO THE PILOTS, AND THAT IT WAS FIGURED OUT BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE IN THERE PILOT BREIFING. It appears as if the EAA passed the buck onto the pilots, and not the many airtraffic controller's that are there during the convention. It also happened to be the day my daughter wanted to come along, and then this happened and the rest of the show was cancelled.
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