Perman Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Quote A pilot died after his plane crashed at the West Coast Air Show in Saldanha, South Africa, on Saturday. The aircraft involved was an Impala MKII. The pilot, a highly experienced Air Force veteran, attempted to eject but did not survive. The crash occurred within the designated flying zone, with no other injuries reported. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and the South African Air Force’s accident unit are investigating the incident. South Africa Plane Crash Viral Video | Pilot Dies After Plane Crashes At Air Show In South Africa (youtube.com) Kommentar: Quote @alastairnewman1233 för 3 timmar sedan (redigerad) You can't see it from this video, but from a slightly different angle, there appear to be 3 puffs of smoke which indicates a turbine stall. Although there was no bang. This happened just before it started it's roll. The aircraft stalled when it was inverted. So low to the ground, the pilot couldn't recover. The last photo shows the pilot very skillfully trying to recover, but he ran out of altitude. Sad, sad day. The Impala MKI moments before it crashed at the West Coast Airshow crash in Saldanha. (Photo: Gunnar Oberhösel) Quote The PC-7 Mk.II M is a development of the PC-9's airframe and avionics, which was powered by the PC-7's smaller turbine engine, which reportedly achieved lower operating and maintenance costs.[citation needed] This variant was developed at the behest of the South African Air Force (SAAF), who later adopted the type.[8] A batch of 60 PC-7 Mk.II Ms were locally assembled in South Africa using kits supplied by Pilatus for the SAAF; due to political considerations, these aircraft were not fitted with the armament hardpoints. Deliveries to the SAAF took place between late 1994 and 1996. Pilatus PC-7 - Further development /Per Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingman Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 (edited) Flygplanet var ett privatägt Atlas Impala Mk I skolflygplan som var namnet Sydafrika gav italienska Aermacchi MB-326M. Det kunde ha 6 vapenbalkar och två 2x 7.7 mm kulsprutor i nosen. Det kunde även ha kulprutor i kapslar under vingarna. Sydafrika använde flygplanet i Sydafrikanska gränskriget melllan 1975 till 1989. Sydafrika fick en licens för att tillverka MB-326M (liknande "G"-modellen), som Impala Mk I 1964 med produktion som startade 1966. Det tog emot 40 italienskbyggda flygplan följt av cirka 125 byggda lokalt av Atlas Aircraft Corporation, med dem både som skolflygplan och i en lätt attackflygplansvariant. Sju exempelar av MB-326K köptes också som lätta attackflygplan, med ytterligare 15 monterade från byggsatser, medan cirka 78 licensproducerades och kallas Impala Mk II. Licensproduktionen av enkelsitsversionen började 1974. Inga Atlas Impala flygs av Sydafrikanska flygvapnet idag. De har ersatts av BAE Hawk 120 och Pilatus PC7. BAE Hawk 120: Sydafrika licensbyggde 24 st flygplan med början av 2004. Det första flög 2005. Pilatus PC7: Sydafrika köpte 21 st Mk. I varianter och 35 st Mk. II-varianter. På grund av begränsad pilotutbildning i Sydafrikanska flygvapnet så har Mk.I varianten placerats i reserv. Källor: Wikipedia. Aviation Safety Network WIKIBASE - accidents and incidents Edited March 23 by vikingman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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