danny_galaga Posted Tuesday at 02:33 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:33 AM (edited) Im pretty sure I know which plane this is and have talked to the pilot a number of times, nice fellow. If him, it's a Rotec powered biplane. Glad he's not seriously injured. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-17/light-plane-crash-scenic-rim-boonah-airfield-queensland/104360076 Edited Tuesday at 02:34 AM by danny_galaga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted Tuesday at 03:55 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:55 AM Glad the pilot is not seriously hurt. Any large tree seems to be a magnet for crash landing aircraft. Even if there is only 1 tree in a paddock the aircraft will hit it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted Tuesday at 04:55 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:55 AM 58 minutes ago, kgwilson said: Glad the pilot is not seriously hurt. Any large tree seems to be a magnet for crash landing aircraft. Even if there is only 1 tree in a paddock the aircraft will hit it. Bit like motorcycles and cars, you look at the tree you head for it, it’s usually the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted Tuesday at 05:23 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:23 AM The Daily Mail reports the crash as "off Degan Road in Dugandan". From Google Maps, Degen Rd is right at the end of the runway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted Tuesday at 07:33 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 07:33 AM That makes sense. The hangar to the left with the plane in front of it is where I keep my plane. The paddock straight across the road from that hangar is quite scrubby. I sometimes go over and chat to the horses in it. The scenery in that video looks like it's that paddock now you mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted Tuesday at 09:10 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:10 AM Hmmm, according to the report, the pilot is in his fifties, but I'm pretty sure the owner is older. So either a typo or someone else was flying. He was selling the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted Tuesday at 09:49 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:49 AM 38 minutes ago, danny_galaga said: Hmmm, according to the report, the pilot is in his fifties, but I'm pretty sure the owner is older. So either a typo or someone else was flying. He was selling the plane. Was it the Sopwith camel replica that has been on the market up your way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted Tuesday at 10:02 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:02 AM (edited) Nope. (My hangar on the right of the plane) https://www.planesales.com.au/details/Listing/Single-Engine-Propeller/9982/2023-Scamp-2023 Edited Tuesday at 10:03 AM by danny_galaga 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted Tuesday at 10:20 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:20 AM It was a very pretty plane. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted Tuesday at 10:28 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:28 AM 7 minutes ago, pmccarthy said: It was a very pretty plane. It was a delight to see and hear it flying 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted Tuesday at 11:06 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:06 AM 8 hours ago, danny_galaga said: it's a Rotec powered biplane. Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted Tuesday at 11:58 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:58 AM 1 hour ago, danny_galaga said: Nope. (My hangar on the right of the plane) https://www.planesales.com.au/details/Listing/Single-Engine-Propeller/9982/2023-Scamp-2023 i remember this bloke on one of the forums talking about this plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted Tuesday at 12:39 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:39 PM Whitney Scamp · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. Eyre AEROPEDIA.COM.AU The Whitney scamp is a light sporting biplane with open cockpits designed by Mr W ‘Bill” Whitney in Queensland for amateur construction by Mr. Hargrave. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted Tuesday at 09:49 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:49 PM I believe it was a one off. The current owner bought it and finished it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted Wednesday at 12:27 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:27 AM Was mentioned on this site ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted Wednesday at 08:27 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:27 AM What a beautiful aircraft. Such a loss of a wonderful machine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted Wednesday at 09:51 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:51 PM 13 hours ago, Litespeed said: What a beautiful aircraft. Such a loss of a wonderful machine Important thing is he is alright. That fuselage sure gave him some crash protection 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted Wednesday at 11:15 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:15 PM The wings being torn off would have absorbed a lot of the energy. Given the condition of the fuselage and the type of aircraft the actual impact speed is likely to have been much lower than it would have been with a higher performance aircraft. I have no idea of it's performance envelope but I imagine it would cruise at between 70 & 80 knots Max. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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