Bigtee said
>>Vintage cars crash on the roads lets ban them also and vintage drivers over 65 years old lets get shut of them too risky?
Well as the owner of a vintage car, who has been in an accident, modern cars are the danger! I was stationary at a roundabout and hit up the back.
I think from what I recall the Mozzie crash was partly a carburettor problem that level flight or testing on the ground would never have shown and a less experienced pilot. That being said, 200 feet higher up the plane might still be flying as the pilot was recovering the situation at the time of the crash (video is on You Tube). Rolls Royce issued a maintenance bulletin for the Merlin engine to cover and prevent the situation in future.
The flipped Tridekker was blamed on prop wash and is known to be unstable on the ground. The planes ground crew were not far away and were probably waiting to support/walk the plane to its parking space. They were in in any event, first on the scene.
Aviation forums I've seen have speculated on the crash but fully cognisant the the AAIB will fully investigate and issue a report in due course available on the web (the Mozzie one is there).
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