Seeing posts of a Space Walker fitted with a radial down near Bundaberg

[Jase T]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4344291868916965&id=130736376939223&sfnsn=mo

[FlyingVizsla]

I know the plane and pilot.  He's out of hospital.  Very experienced, always practicing forced landings and circuits etc. I'll let him tell the story.

[Thruster88]

For anyone not on Facebook. Sad to see.

 

[facthunter]

Seen worse. . Nev

[kgwilson]

It seems odd that the RH wing has sheared right off at the root and disappeared, well it isn't in the photo. No cowl either unless it didn't have one.

[facthunter]

Doesn't have a cowl. The wing won't be far away. There'd be a lot more damage if it was. Nev

[pmccarthy]

There are a lot of posts on the web about Rotec engine problems. As an Aussie I prefer not to believe many of them.

[Kenchhidu]

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

Doesn't have a cowl. 

The plane is on Rotecs website. Maybe not the best advertising now. It has a cowl but it looks like he can can also fly without it. 

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[Teckair]

Happy to see the pilot is OK. 

[Teckair]

Was a beautiful aircraft but if you end up upside down in a paddock not good can't get out. Pilot has done well I think. 

[Blueadventures]

Should fly again, nice looker.

[Student Pilot]

Was that Martin Hones old aircraft?

[Kyle Communications]

Yes  sold November last year I think

 

[Methusala]

I think that he will find difficulty in obtaining parts for the engine. Must need a full strip and re-build with a smashed prop.

 

[kgwilson]

There are photos of it flying with and without the cowl on the Rotec website. The wing is all timber construction with ply/glass D-box & fabric to the rear of the main spar. Beautifully constructed. The wings attach to the root section 1 panel out from the fuselage so it is the centre cantilevered spars that broke off.

[gareth lacey]

Martin Hone built and flew it from Gatton