Replica Spitfire wheels up landing Sibson

How was Tempest to land wheels retracted ? More expensive I bet.

I’ve just had a look at it. It’s in remarkable shape visually. The panel between the wings is a bit crumpled, an aerial is bent and that is all I can see. I’m ignoring the state of the prop. Other than that it looks sound. I guess the landing was as gentle as it looked.

I haven’t got any photos as I don’t have permission, nor do I feel it right to take them just yet.

Oh dear, not good, but could have been a lot worse I suppose.

Sounds like an unlucky machine then. I think there’s probably the odd one or two of those with any type. Slingsby Venture G-BUGV has had at least two incidents since leaving RAF service. I know that’s not a lot considering how long the type has been on the civil register but just a hint that most types have their moments.

Nicely done. Hopefully the owners can get it fixed without any major issue outside of the engine rebuild.

It must be pretty exasperating for the two pilots/ owners. That aircraft is often tinkered with on regular occurrences. I think the engine has been rebuilt or such like before. I recall seeing the nose covered over before, with a shattered prop hanging from the wall in the hangar.

he circled for more than 20 minutes in a bid to burn fuel.

Dare say every option ran through his head during that time…

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?135692-Replica-Spitfire-wheels-up-landing-Sibson

I rushed to read this thinking that something terrible had happened possibly to a Mk1 only to find the title misleading!!!

Perhaps the mods could change the title to something less frightening!

Or merge with other merged threads and move to GA. Just a thought.:D:D

Good emergency landing regardless of type of plane http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-33580145

“The pilot of a replica Spitfire was forced to make an emergency landing near Peterborough when part of the plane’s landing gear failed.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/11749376/Spitfire-pilot-makes-emergency-landing-at-Peterborough-airport-without-wheels.html VIDEO

Spitfire Wheels-up Landing?

I’m sure that I read somewhere that the ‘Spitfire’, which did a wheels up landing recently, was actually a replica. Can anyone confirm, deny or clarify please?

Yes, there is something to be said for that. Land with the prop stationary and you will negate the need for a shock-load strip-down of the engine.

But the point is that at the moment the gear fails, you are flying the insurance company’s aeroplane for them. Great if you can minimise the cost, but your prime concern is your own fleshy bits and preserving them.

I wouldn’t criticise that landing for a second.

Moggy

I saw this incident covered by ‘War History Online’ on my Facebook feed today. One comment suggested that the pilot “should have shut his engine off after he cleared the end of runway, so as to not damage the engine from prop strike”.

This sounds like fanciful nonsense to me, and I’m always wary of armchair pilots online at the best of times. Is there any credence in these words?

Indeed, any incident where a prop under power is stopped by an outside force will require a strip down to establish if the engine was shock loaded. In this case of course by order of the LAA, not the CAA.

Moggy

To quote the Greatest Newspaper on Earth;

“The pilot was unharmed after the incident and – apart from a broken propeller – the plane appeared largely undamaged”.

Presumably the CAA won’t take such an optimistic view, and the engine will need to be stripped right down? We’ve also not seen the underside of the aircraft. :apologetic:

Saw this when I woke up this morning.

Yes, it’s a replica, but a damn shame all the same.

I believe the markings beneath the windscreen are those of Eric Locke. Anyone confirm?

What a shame, wonder why undercart didn’t come down.

Spitfire Looky-Like Wheels-up Landing

Spitfire replica makes an emergency landing at Sibson last Saturday.

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And here’s a link to the video; https://uk.screen.yahoo.com/dramatic-moment-spitfire-lands-without-070700675.html

To the chap on the video enquiring why there was a ladder out there, I’d venture to suggest because it was attached to a fire engine full of burly blokes with axes and all sorts of other useful extrication devices…

He done good (as they say)

I hope faced with a similar situation (unlikely as my aircraft is fixed gear) I could do as well.

Moggy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbkFeaO-bDg