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Re: Me thinks its pointless...

Posted by Rob Mears on Fri Jan 10, 2003 09:22:45 PM

In reply top Re: Me thinks its pointless... posted by Tim Savage on Fri Jan 10, 2003 11:18:08 AM

: From a safety standpoint, I like the one seat concept. Af
: ter watching the Cavanaugh airplane come apart at OSH back
: in 99, I wonder how a second seater would have faired in
: the accident?

Doubfully any better than the pilots I'd figure. Pardue, Bellantoni, CWH - every someone breaks one up, the airframe seems to come apart the same way. Just about every major (warbird era) Corsair crash that hasn't resulted in the complete destruction of the aircraft has ended up failing at the factory break and spitting out the pilots. Something could be said for the fact that most of the pilots have lived through this I suppose.

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