A real taildragger, at the bottom of a loop

[Glenn5ft19]

You don't get any closer to bustin your ass than this............


http://www.supercub.org/photopost/sh...500&ppuser=678




Contributer says : " The tail strike occurred during at a 1990 airshow in Harrison, Arkansas. Kelly, who was a technician for the FAA and somewhat of a camera buff, was tracking this guy flying a MiG-15 with his camera

The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his pull-out. Everyone considering themselves as potential victims, took-off running in all directions.

But Kelly had a non-threatening position with strong motivation to take the picture. So just as the MiG scraped the ground, Kelly captured this rare image. Had it been circulated at the time, this clear, once in a lifetime photograph might have earned an award. A few weeks later, in Fort Smith, Kelly was showing me these pictures he had developed at a local Walmart. I asked him for a copy and now have it hanging on my office wall – a clear depiction of the tiny difference between life and death.

Oh, by the way, the guy just flew a wide circle, lowered his landing gear, touched down then taxied in showing very minor damage."




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[citabrickr]

Doubt it was a loop since the flaps are down, even doubt it's not a model.

[oldbaldguy]

I've seen this photo before and can't tell if it is real or not, either. I wonder about its credibility because the airplane is a Mig-17, not a Mig 15.

[bipe215]

His name was Doug Schulz. He had left the flaps down from a previous maneuver. He was later killed going supersonic with a drop tank attached, which apparently broke the airplane up.

Steve G

[1954C180]

The picture is real. As Steve says, the pilot was later killed in a
supersonic break-up / crash of a Mig-21 off of Vancouver Island
while undertaking radar tracking drills for the Canadian Navy.

[Widebody]

I figure if it's real and I don't know. I would assume the pilot in that situation would be at full power. I just thought there would be a little more dust being kicked up from a jet engine. Maybe not.

Brad

[mvivion]

Brad,

Well----it's not MUCH of a jet engine

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