Spitfire damaged in Hard Landing

I think it’s worth pointing out that the ground handling characteristics of Harvards have probably caused more accidents over the years than Spitfires have had on the ground. Similarily whilst the accident rate of two seater Spitfires might appear high – is it a factor of being used for conversion flying / flying more hours than single seaters ??

Hi , I think you will find that a high percentage of spitfires were lost in the war due to “ground handling characteristics ” & take offs & landings.

Steve.

They’ll all try and kill you if you let ’em:D

I am not a great expert on the type but I believe the T-6G has a different tailwheel arrangement to the earlier marks.

I’ve never heard about the harvard “special behaviours” until now…flew T6G for some years and can’t remember something obvious…i guess the harvard has something that is not common with the T6 right ??

I think it’s worth pointing out that the ground handling characteristics of Harvards have probably caused more accidents over the years than Spitfires have had on the ground. Similarily whilst the accident rate of two seater Spitfires might appear high – is it a factor of being used for conversion flying / flying more hours than single seaters ??

There is at least one under rebuild I believe at Omaka

Think you might find the Yak 11 a bit of a handful as well…. cant think of many in New Zealand

Beggers belief dosn’t it? If I were him I’d get some more conversion training, if a Harvard is a bit much he could try a Yak C.11. BBMF fighter pilots don’t touch their Spits all winter just having tail wheel training on the venerable Chippy and flying Typhoons as the day job. They also operate from hard runways which is always more difficult than the grass runway he seems to use at Ardmore.:(:mad::confused::eek:

Erm…

PT462 is the only other one i can think of, that had a prop strike.

The others??

MK721

MT818

MJ772

PT462 (not the prop strike)

..and stretching a point ML417 after conversion from two place back to single.

Mark

Erm…

PT462 is the only other one i can think of, that had a prop strike.

The others??

The 2 seaters have had a rough time in recent years

ML407
MJ627
TE308
PV202

all damaged on the ground,now this one.

Hope they get it going again soon.

You are a couple or three short there. 😉

Mark

The 2 seaters have had a rough time in recent years

ML407
MJ627
TE308
PV202

all damaged on the ground,now this one.

Hope they get it going again soon.

Did they use any parts from MK732 by any chance? That one should hold the record for the most crashlandings so far but this example is set on taken over.

Cheers
Cees

Didn’t they used to say that after so many hours flying Spits, a pilot would be ready to tackle a Harvard?

It’s a shame this has happened again, but no doubt it’ll all come good and we’ll see her airborne again soon enough.

I think Doug needs to give um Spitfire owning and maybe look at something a little easier to fly Harvard maybe? Glad he’s ok though.

There’s a spare undercarraige on the James May Spitfire at Cosford……………

Just so long as they make sure they clean all the old polystyrene cement off the legs before they re-glue them it’ll be fine….!

Only just………

…………….as long as it doesn’t have to negotiate a hangar door lip!:D

There’s a spare undercarraige on the James May Spitfire at Cosford……………

Only just………

There’s a spare undercarraige on the James May Spitfire at Cosford……………

Boomps-a-daisey, it’s enough to make you weep! (BoB 1969):o