Ugh what a horrible way to go. So very sad.
http://www.kptv.com/story/20189484/deadly-plane-crash-in-linn-county
http://www.kptv.com/story/20189484/deadly-plane-crash-in-linn-county
RV6 Down in Oregon
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Saw this in the news the other night. Location of debris and reports from witnesses indicates some sort of failure of the wing occurred in flight.
There is also a thread about this on Van's Airforce; someone there had suggested the wing spar was different than what Van's ships because the airplane allegedly was built entirely from plans. I don't know if that is possible or plausible and haven't checked that forum for followups.
There is also a thread about this on Van's Airforce; someone there had suggested the wing spar was different than what Van's ships because the airplane allegedly was built entirely from plans. I don't know if that is possible or plausible and haven't checked that forum for followups.
I believe the airplane was built in 1996. Unless it was modified since then, it took quite a few years for it to show problems.EppyGA said:
I only saw the post-crash thread here (looks to have been locked since I last looked - they hate speculation on that forum): http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=93535Keane said:Do you guys have links to the discussions on VAF? I'm curious to see what was said about the spar beforehand, as well as now that the accident has happened.
I haven't been able to find it though... any help would be appreciated
The site http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=150887 indicates it is a "McDaniel RV-6-CH, (AKA: Chard 6)". So searching for some combination of words in that text string (e.g. "Chard 6") might help locate pre-crash discussions.
Just found the following story, with this in it:
"Knox said Knopf mounted a camera on the plane before it took off a little before 3:30 p.m. in crisp, sunny weather. The plane crashed about 10 minutes later. A large chunk of the wing landed on Highway 226, nearly 2,000 feet from the fuselage."
If the camera and the images on it can be recovered, that might provide some clues.
Link:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2012/11/experimental_rv6_airplane_in_f.html
"Knox said Knopf mounted a camera on the plane before it took off a little before 3:30 p.m. in crisp, sunny weather. The plane crashed about 10 minutes later. A large chunk of the wing landed on Highway 226, nearly 2,000 feet from the fuselage."
If the camera and the images on it can be recovered, that might provide some clues.
Link:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2012/11/experimental_rv6_airplane_in_f.html
BRS sells whole airplane parachutes for the Cessna 172 and 182: http://brsparachutes.com/certified_aircraft.aspxcowman said:
A number of ASTM LSA certified airplanes are designed to be equipped with parachutes. ASTM even has standard specification for airframe emergency parachutes: http://www.astm.org/Standards/F2316.htm