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Post by shorty on Oct 15, 2011 12:47:51 GMT 12
Thanks for those details Errol. Interesting example of how stories change over time as they are retold. Basic facts seem to stay the same but the surrounding details alter.
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Post by JDK on Oct 15, 2011 23:52:46 GMT 12
I wonder if it ever happened in War time? Certainly hundreds, possibly thousands of times in W.W.II alone. When I'm on an airfield live side it's something I'm always conscious of and worried about, and it's a very 'easy' accident to happen. The other rule is to treat all propellers as 'live' and not to ever handle or (as in the earlier post) stand in the arc of one. Don't become someone else's safety lesson.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 16, 2011 16:32:31 GMT 12
Agreed James, I am always consious of live propellers and of non-live props too. I cringe when I see sight see-ers walk up to an aircraft and wobble the prop. I have seen it a few times. They should always be treated as live and not to be touched.
I do not even like to stand in a line with where the prop might fling off if it detached from the hub, having seen some photos of what they can do.
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Post by jonesy on Oct 16, 2011 17:30:43 GMT 12
Talking about those bang seat mishaps reminded me of the story I saw on telly a few years ago ( in the vein of "I shouldnt 've survived"or similar) about the USN aviator that survived a partial ejection and managed to return to the carrier half sticking out of the canopy. There's a story that without well-documented evidence would well have been an urban myth... If anyone can refresh my memory...was it an A-7? And did his chute wrap itself around the tail? I wouldve thought the ejection seat would work or not...doesnt exactly instill you with confidence on that particular brand??
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 16, 2011 17:38:05 GMT 12
Made by ACME maybe?
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Post by tibor on Oct 16, 2011 17:42:51 GMT 12
Talking about those bang seat mishaps reminded me of the story I saw on telly a few years ago ( in the vein of "I shouldnt 've survived"or similar) about the USN aviator that survived a partial ejection and managed to return to the carrier half sticking out of the canopy. There's a story that without well-documented evidence would well have been an urban myth... If anyone can refresh my memory...was it an A-7? And did his chute wrap itself around the tail? It was a KA-6D aerial tanker on a aerial refueling mission overhead the USS Abraham Lincoln, on July 9, 1991. The bombardier navigator's name was LT Keith Gallagher and his chute did wrap around the tail of the aircraft. He survived and recovered from this accident, returned to flight status, and completed his service in the Navy. Just Google "LT Keith Gallagher" or "A-6 partial ejection" for the details and video.
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Post by hobbes on Oct 20, 2011 23:37:42 GMT 12
Wasn't there an incident (early 90's by memory) were a 5 sqn baggie approached a P-3 with the ground power cord and plugged it in while #3 was still running? I think I was on 3 SQN by then but the story was that he was moonlighting as security at the local marina over nights and was just fatigued. From memory a short person had reasonable clearance from the prop if they hugged the fuse but would have still been too close for comfort.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 21, 2011 19:44:33 GMT 12
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