> angryace13 said on
08-20-2009 at
01:54:
yea thats around 6,000 lb of fuel, the airplane probably doesent even weigh that much empty! infact some ww2 fighters dont weigh that much empty!
> angryace13 said on
08-08-2009 at
04:41:
no kidding, the spirit of st louis didnt even have that much fuel, not half as much, and it barly got off the ground, and that flew from new your to france.
> chengloki said on
07-15-2009 at
09:45:
Jeeze !! All you have to do is look at that aircraft to realiise the the lift to weight ratio was in the negative. A thousand gallons of fuel? Let's see, at 6 lps. per gallon, that's 6k pounds. That's a stretch for a multiple engine ship to leave the ground. They just don't do it!! And, yes, before you ask, I am a certifiide FAA air craft mechanic. =Stefan=
> annanoli said on
04-27-2009 at
14:01:
the guy you talk about is the air force general De Pinedo himself,who died minutes later.respect!!
> silaqe said on
04-15-2009 at
18:32:
the guy from 0:21 sounds exactly like Borat
> lcjn95 said on
04-01-2009 at
12:30:
At a certain point he must have lost control of the aircraft and went off the runway. His attempt to continue despite the reduced plane speed resulting from the uneven terrain made the rest.. RIP
> annanoli said on
03-28-2009 at
10:46:
i just finished reading the book written by de Pinedo back in 1926 after the Australia flight.very interesting.a true pionieer. shame he died so young.he was 43 at the time of the crash.
> o2hat said on
01-13-2009 at
04:02:
Whoa.. Can't imagine why he didn't abort the take off.. I go to Floyd Bennett Field whenever I'm in NYC and have a little time.. It's hard to imagine this happening in front of the administration building, it's such a peaceful place these days. Will think of this next time I'm there. Great video Bomberguy, keep 'em flying..
> 76ers93 said on
01-08-2009 at
13:31:
RIP
> TJWatson59 said on
12-10-2008 at
11:42:
Bomberguy; I was wondering if you have ever heard of the Lithuanian flyers Darius & Girenus who took off from Floyd Bennett field right after Wiley Post in his Winnie Mae. They were trying to fly non-stop from New York to Vilnius and had only 400 km to go when they crashed in the storm. You seem to have so many newreel films, I know that they did film the take off. It was on july 15th, 1933 at 6:24AM EDT.Thanks!
> lamperoneagain said on
10-30-2008 at
17:22:
My guess is that the plane was either too heavy or wrongly balanced due to the extra fuel needed for the long flight to Baghdad.
> rccaulfield said on
10-30-2008 at
14:06:
That was not quick-he burned to death!!
> eebaigum said on
09-15-2008 at
22:27:
That was nasty. At least it was probably quite quick for him. Has anyone ever explained the oscillations? Center of gravity?
> zaohad1 said on
07-07-2008 at
15:26:
Pretty morbid. Thx for sharing.Surely he would have taken into account the weight of fuel he was carrying for such a long flight?Thats what I intitially thought but now not sure, it was all pretty unknown then and these pilots were always pushing the limits.Maybe the weight WAS too heavy but he thought he'd be able to get it off the ground ok.I cant beleive he panicked in the cockpit as some people suggest.
> darkness12793 said on
06-25-2008 at
20:37:
wow that sucks....:(
> solenero128 said on
06-01-2008 at
16:37:
Nel 1925 Francesco De Pinedo e il motorista Ernesto Campanelli volano per 370 ore su tre continenti, percorrendo con l'idrovolante S.l6ter "Gennariello", 55.000 chilometri da Sesto Calende a Melbourne, a Tokio fino a Roma. Sempre De Pinedo, questa volta con Carlo Del Prete e con il motorista Carlo Zacchetti, compie nel 1927, a bordo dell'S.55 "Santa Maria", una crociera di 46.700 chilometri sul percorso Elmas-Porto Natal-Rio de Janeiro-Buenos Aires-Asunciòn-New York-Terranova-Lisbona-Roma.
> djkpstd said on
04-05-2008 at
14:48:
it would have ben fun to have ben on the other side of that fence and see de plan coming den run away ,,would have ben cool
> maurirossi said on
02-27-2008 at
17:06:
And you are right. In the early 30's the common record pilot had to be a little irresponsable. When i saw the video, my first feeling was related with adrenaline....I imagine myself trying to do on those years something risky in front of cameras and public....no reverse. I thing that's why so many extraordinary record pilots died.(By the way, excuse my english)Regards from Colombia.
> berrygirl964 said on
02-27-2008 at
16:30:
mauriossi,I based my comments on the info that was given about what had occured before the flight and at his first attempt to get it airborne.
> maurirossi said on
02-27-2008 at
15:58:
It's impossible to know what happened inside the cockpit. Adrenaline, panic or a failure?
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