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Started by Chris Kennedy, December 15, 2010, 04:27:06 PM

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Chris Kennedy

December 15, 2010, 04:27:06 PM
There was some discussion of the Air Tractor prototype attack aircraft earlier on the forum. Turns out they wrecked it back in October.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/15/350981/picture-air-tractor-prangs-precision-strike-demonstrator.html

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Joe Copalman

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December 15, 2010, 04:30:08 PM
Wow!  Kaspar caught it two days before this at Casa Grande!

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=137.msg12838#msg12838
"I'm sorry sir, you can't take photos of that aircraft."

"If you've seen my work, you'd know I really can't take photos of any aircraft." 

Joe Copalman
AzAP Co-Founder
Mesa, AZ

Chris Kennedy

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December 15, 2010, 04:52:03 PM
Quote from: Joe Copalman on December 15, 2010, 04:30:08 PM
Wow!  Kaspar caught it two days before this at Casa Grande!

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=137.msg12838#msg12838

Very good timing, Kaspar.

The tailwheel hit a berm at the end of the strip. The pilot obviously landed too short. The quoted NTSB recommendation is pretty funny. "The aircraft should have landed further down the strip." I don't think anybody would argue with that.

This happened at an Army Reserve base in California. It can't have helped their campaign to sell it to the military much.
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Jay Beckman

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December 15, 2010, 05:02:35 PM
NTSB = Masters of Understatement
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