One for the thruster guys

[Guest dad]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT3DeVEXXYo&feature=related

[Riley]

Thruster??

 

Everyone & anyone experienced in rag & tube knows that you can't get a Thruster to do anything THAT exciting - obviously was something else!

 

 

[sseeker]

Who in their right mind would want to blow up a plane!? :ah_oh:

 

-Andrew

 

 

[HEON]

A lot of people with middle east ties!

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Not a Thruster gang, not even close. Looks to me like an Eipper Quicksilver MX2 with a pod on the front....hopefully the same one I learnt to fly in way back then in Northern California.!!

 

What is real interesting to me is the way the machine immediatly noses up once the load (pilot) is shed...................................................................................Maj...

 

 

[farri]

Hey Ross,you could be right with the Quicksilver,wasn`t one of your jumps,was it?

 

I`ve flown a Quicksilver,didn`t think it deserved to be blown up.

 

Does appear to be real and I got the same impression with the upwards pitch.

 

Cheers,

 

Frank.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

No Frank wasn't one of my jumps. I do have a lot of time in the MXL2 though. After learning to fly in one,

 

I ended up flying rides in the same aircraft for about two years. They aren't a bad machine really, this one obviously had passed it's useby date and was destined for another form of glory.

 

There are a lot of them around in California and they do make a good trainer.............Ross

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

I read somewhere that this was a stunt for a B grade movie some time back. pilot/ jumper had a static line rigged to detonate after he fell a safe distance. Aircarft was an old Quicksilver MX. I thought it would be a natural for pitch up with no one in the seat. either way top stunt.

 

 

[Guest dad]

I would guess he had an occy strap to the stick as it probably wouldn't good if it followed him down.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Yes the occy strap on the stick was probabily the case..............................Maj...