I think a cartwheel is the LAST thing you would want.
I also vote for a minimal airspeed landing on the gear or a
belly slide with the gear up.
From: Lancair Mailing
List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Kennedy
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:33 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno
Hmm, an intentional cartwheel as an
emergency procedure. May be true, but I won't be trying it. I'll vote for a
minimum energy/airspeed touchdown on the belly or mains.
Bill Kennedy
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:46:17 -0400
From: mcmess1919@yahoo.com
Subject: [LML] Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno
There
was an seminar at Sun and Fun years ago where they talked about how to best crash
an airplane without a suitable place to land...and this guy did it...a
cartwheel. The energy is dissipated more slowly and the G Forces are
minimized. They looked at a number of crashes and found that in those
that cartwheeled, the pilot walked away. Your comments?
Steve
Colwell Legacy
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-092110-pilot-survives,0,646191.story?track=rss