Spitfire replica accident - Final Report

[dutchroll]

http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4548260/ao-2013-051_final.pdf

 

The final assessment in a few words? Did a display, flew a tight circuit, got too slow, stalled, crashed.

 

The lessons? Watch that circuit speed, and the flight isn't over until you're on the ground and shut down.

 

 

[Bob Llewellyn]

http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4548260/ao-2013-051_final.pdfThe final assessment in a few words? Did a display, flew a tight circuit, got too slow, stalled, crashed.

 

The lessons? Watch that circuit speed, and the flight isn't over until you're on the ground and shut down.

In this case, in all seriousness, he would have been safer with more power - the airframe fairly accurately reproduces the unforgiving qualities of the original, but the extra speed margins weren't there. I think the Isuzu is a fine choice from the available options, but the lack of RR Kestrels does somewhat compromise the operational tolerances of an accurate replica. A sad event.