That was a Thunder Mustang called Rapid Travel. It's a 3/4 scale homebuilt kit. It uses a Falconer V-12 engine derived from the Jaguar V-12. It was not a P-51 warbird.
I was there - he got bruised up, but otherwise fine. The wind (you can hear it) was wicked, and they canceled the championship race due to high winds. Insane.
It's called a ground loop. He lost control and turned to the right, unfortunately he hit a bad bump and flipped the plane. There goes 1.5 million for a P51D fighter plane.
It looks like he risked his own life by crashing instead of running into the other planes. The wind was too fierce to land and veered him off the runway. Hero anyone?
I thought he did very well at landing the plane. My Grandpa flew F16s in WWII and he always said "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots and there are old bald pilots" or something like that.
Worst vid ever
Hell that's nothing. I went to an air show in Colorado once, and a plane just flew right into the side of a building.
Terrible. That was a rare Mustang.
That was a Thunder Mustang called Rapid Travel. It's a 3/4 scale homebuilt kit. It uses a Falconer V-12 engine derived from the Jaguar V-12. It was not a P-51 warbird.
I thought that was why you went to an airshow
I was there - he got bruised up, but otherwise fine. The wind (you can hear it) was wicked, and they canceled the championship race due to high winds. Insane.
Way to F a piece of history d bag!
He had already slowed quite a bit
Unlike 1943, North American Aviation isn't making any more of those...
When did they let women fly planes?
Engine out, deadstick landing
This was at the Reno air races this year
It's George Bush's fault.
I hate seeing the classic planes crash... So few of them left and still flying.
Show off
The government has been testing new silent, invisible anti-aircraft technology and apparently this guy was in the line of fire.
Did he flyed?
Thank you Tony Friscia for the vid, but please get a decent camera, with zoom capabilities...
This was at the Reno Nevada air races last week. The plane made an emergency landing after pulling out of the race with mechanical problems.
See Hollywood they don't always blow up on contact.
damn why a p51, it should have been a zero that crashed or a messhershimt
How can you say it was a plain crash? looked complex to me.
did he flyd?
Good thing he didn't hit any of those expensive aircraft!
Was this this past week in Reno?
Must of been a muslim pilot
Did he slide?
It's called a ground loop. He lost control and turned to the right, unfortunately he hit a bad bump and flipped the plane. There goes 1.5 million for a P51D fighter plane.
Fake, it didn't explode
Cracker asscracker.
Got to love those cross winds.
No harm done, the guy aurvived with a broken dong.
I was there when this happened, tech fail. Fire truck drove half way there then turned around. Not very exciting.
Only Break can make a plane crash uninteresting.
thats why we should not start manufacture american products again
Kudos to the pilot. He made the right decision to bury that wing into the ground. Otherwise the damage could have been worse and messier.
Rub some Tussin on it!
Help me Jesus! Help me Tom Cruise!
walk it off!
It looks like he risked his own life by crashing instead of running into the other planes. The wind was too fierce to land and veered him off the runway. Hero anyone?
dude i saw the same thing in manhattan back in 2001.
it was just fine
That was so not a ground loop. That was all crosswind induced, he was set to side-load well before he touched down.
plane crashes suck. :(
Aurvived I said, you avatarless dik.
So is your uninteresting avatar.
Nothing wrong with dropouts, look a Rush!
I thought he did very well at landing the plane. My Grandpa flew F16s in WWII and he always said "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots and there are old bald pilots" or something like that.
Suck on you dogs balls bitch!
What are you crying bouts ya jackaas? Just use some skin cream and you'll be fine.
The true hero is the man that didn't even fly his plane at all that day. I salute that man.