That is not an excuse. They need to have corrective and preventive measures introduce to prevent tragic happen again.
I think they put entertainment above human lives. I know American love flight and vintage airplane. But if those vintage plane deem not safe enough or too much hassle to bring them on flight. They need to stop it.
Private owned need to be regulate more strictly. Where is the FAA rules or regulation to ensure safe flight in all condition.
I saw multiple footages from many feeds. Looked almost like the Kingcobra pilot was unconscious at the controls (maybe passed out because of maneuvers) or intentionally targeting the B-17.
He headed straight for the midsection of the B-17, splitting the fuselage and wing sections of the larger B-17 in half so the wing separated from the two front and aft fuselage pieces which floated down and burst into flames.
Hitting the B-17 with such force/speed that the Kingcobra itself disintegrated into a thousand pieces on impact.
Just horrific to watch.
RIP to the unfortunate pilots and airmen souls who perished and condolences to their families.
These were older retired folks just interested in flying historic aircraft as a hobby.
If it suxks? Why is it even in the air in the first place? Could they have put a Mustang or even Corsair instead?The KingCobra was rejected as a bad design and given to the Russians. I bet we will find its pilot visibility sucks.
Bell P-63 Kingcobra - Wikipedia
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The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is an American fighter aircraft that was developed by Bell Aircraft during World War II. Based on the preceding Bell P-39 Airacobra, the P-63's design incorporated suggestions from P-39 pilots and was superior to its predecessor in virtually all respects. The P-63 was not accepted for combat use by the United States Army Air Forces. However, it was used during World War II by the Soviet Air Force,[1] which had also been the most prolific user of the P-39.
