more problems?
By: Kenneth - 30th May 2008 at 20:26
Info from a source close to the EADS Historic Flight, as reported in Flugzeugforum.de:
Both landing gear legs were down and locked and indicated as such, but one of them folded on the rollout due to an unnamed u/c component (not the same one as in “Red 7”) failure. All damage is repairable, but it won’t fly again this year and will return to Manching on a lorry.
By: DazDaMan - 30th May 2008 at 19:57
I did wonder about that when I saw the video footage…
By: markstringer - 30th May 2008 at 12:18
saw this pics on WIX by A M Mayer
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/5619/display/13024688
Good to see black 2 had a wooden prop so hopefully engine damage is minimal.
By: Peter - 28th May 2008 at 14:45
Looks like the stbd gear folded up on touchdown to me…
By: JägerMarty - 28th May 2008 at 14:22
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! Please please don’t do that again!! My heart almost beat it’s way out of my chest!!! Oh to see this sight (along with a Fw-190 and ALL featuring Swastika’s) sweeping over Duxfords Air Spave having taken off secretly from Cambridge would be heaven or heart attack inducing!!!!! WOW, truly fantastic imagery and thank you so much for posting them! Thank fully there’s no tax on exclamation marks……..
Kurt
Bloody nice pics aren’t they?:D
Looks like that gear leg never locked down into position:(
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 28th May 2008 at 10:55
GREAT pics Firebird!!!!
TT
By: CIRCUS 6 - 28th May 2008 at 09:38
What a shame…….:(
But at least just before it happened there was a chance for this to happen…..we need a ‘drool’ smiley…..:D:D
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! Please please don’t do that again!! My heart almost beat it’s way out of my chest!!! Oh to see this sight (along with a Fw-190 and ALL featuring Swastika’s) sweeping over Duxfords Air Spave having taken off secretly from Cambridge would be heaven or heart attack inducing!!!!! WOW, truly fantastic imagery and thank you so much for posting them! Thank fully there’s no tax on exclamation marks……..
Kurt
By: johnnyboy - 27th May 2008 at 23:51
Video clip of the crash
http://www.n-tv.de/970510.html
By: mike currill - 27th May 2008 at 23:49
EADS don’t seem to be having much luck with their 109’s recently, hope they have some good luck now as they deserve it.
You must have sent that whilst I was typing Daz.
By: DazDaMan - 27th May 2008 at 23:45
Feck! Hopefully the damage is slight!
EADS aren’t having a lot of luck with their ‘109 flock… 🙁
By: markstringer - 27th May 2008 at 23:42
looks like there is even less damage than red 7, so all things going well we may see it back where she belongs before long.
Poor old Walter. Next time a gypsy woman knocks on the door with some pegs, buy the bloody lot!!
By: Firebird - 27th May 2008 at 23:05
What a shame…….:(
But at least just before it happened there was a chance for this to happen…..we need a ‘drool’ smiley…..:D:D
By: Oxcart - 27th May 2008 at 22:53
Its a handful-and i dont suppose you get much chance to fly one either, these days
By: Junk Collector - 27th May 2008 at 20:01
Ground looping is one of the 109’s well known capabilities must be heartbreaking for an owner
By: The Freshest - 27th May 2008 at 19:39
Bl**dy hell, not another one:mad:
Glad the the pilot is ok.
Cheers
Cees
Also here
http://forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=5848
Cant believe thats the second of their BF109’s crash landing in 2 weeks!
By: Cees Broere - 27th May 2008 at 18:45
Bl**dy hell, not another one:mad:
Glad the the pilot is ok.
Cheers
Cees
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