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Kit-built plane lands despite explosion
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| May 10, 2010
Posted on 05/11/2010 10:45:49 AM PDT by JoeProBono
DENVER, - Authorities said a pilot was able to land a kit-built aircraft in Colorado despite the small plane's engine exploding and ripping off its wing.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot, identified as a 54-year-old man from Wellington, Colo., was able to guide the 4-year-old jet-powered Berkut to a field near Loveland and landed without injury at 10 a.m. Sunday, The Denver Post reported Monday.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the turbo-shaft engine of the aircraft, which was deemed airworthy by FAA officials in 2006, exploded in mid-flight and the wings separated from the plane.
The FAA said more than 30,000 "amateur-built" planes have been registered in the United States.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans; Travel
KEYWORDS: berkut; jpb; kit; plane
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:47:37 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
He should have used gorilla glue.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:54:25 AM PDT
by
bgill
(how could a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the POTUS)
To: JoeProBono
This was a pretty advanced plane for a kit. Swept forward wings offer MANY advantages, but they need to be built VERY carefully or they break off.
The Russians tried this for some time (ultimate plane being the Sukhoi 47), but I think went with a more conventional swept back design.
With a not very huge engine, these small wings would probably let a plane hit MACh easily.
The problem always was getting up into modern-fighter combat territory (Mach 2 and up) as the wings would compress and snap off.
Be a hell of a private plane, though.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:54:56 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Retired Greyhound
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:56:35 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Jewbacca
Ah, correction. This was NOT the Sukoi.
This is just a Ruttan Long EZ with a jet engine. Still a fun plane, though.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:57:40 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: JoeProBono
The Berkut spoke of in the article does not look like the SU 37 or SU 47. It is a nice looking canard.
Good looking aircraft. Wonder what kind of engine?
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:57:55 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Jewbacca
Wrong Berkut. The one that crash-landed was an American kit-built pusher turboprop, not a Russian fighter.
TC
To: JoeProBono
The plane may be registered in the Homebuilt-Experimental category but it is no kit plane.
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:00:39 AM PDT
by
kik5150
To: JoeProBono
hehe. I think THIS one was a derivative of the Long-EZ.
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:01:18 AM PDT
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur)
To: Jewbacca
Sharp eye!
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:01:59 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Ha!
Ya put the wings on backwards!
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:02:16 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
To: JoeProBono
Helluva homebuilt.
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:02:59 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
To: JoeProBono
TOTALLY diggin' the Mach 1 vapor trails!
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:04:08 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
To: kik5150
Ha!
Some “left over parts” weren’t meant to be “left-over”....
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:04:29 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
To: Pentagon Leatherneck
So, I guess you didn’t read my 3 posts above yours, huh?
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:04:47 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: JoeProBono
And in COMBAT, this homebuilt ultralight is UNPARALLELED!Look at a pair of them take out that F22 Raptor!
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:05:40 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
To: JoeProBono
“Sharp eye!”
Well, I was a fighter pilot.
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posted on
05/11/2010 11:06:11 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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