Airplane Taxies Into Car: Video Footage

[Hans]

Airplane Taxies Into Car: Video Footage
A airshow pilot's worst nightmare happens when he taxies this classic
World War II tail-dragger right into a parked car.
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/airplane.html

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article . com>,
"Hans" > wrote:

> http://www.jumpingpixels.com/airplane.html

Question is, "Why in hell was a car parked on the taxiway? What airshow
allowed it?

[vlado]

Orval Fairbairn wrote:
> In article . com>,
> "Hans" > wrote:
>
> > http://www.jumpingpixels.com/airplane.html
>
> Question is, "Why in hell was a car parked on the taxiway? What airshow
> allowed it?

I may have some facts incorrect, but the main story is as follows:

This happened several years ago in New England at a Naval Air Station
airshow. The warbirds were told by the Navy not to "S" turn while
taxiing. Of course, the officer who issued that directive managed to
park his car in the middle of the taxi way. The Navy paid for the
subsequent repairs.

[Kingfish]

vlado wrote:
>
> This happened several years ago in New England at a Naval Air Station
> airshow. The warbirds were told by the Navy not to "S" turn while
> taxiing. Of course, the officer who issued that directive managed to
> park his car in the middle of the taxi way. The Navy paid for the
> subsequent repairs.

Odd that the Navy told them not to S turn while taxiing. Odder still
that they complied, as forward vis in a tailwheel warbird sucks. (there
must be more to this) Then again it was just a Chrysler K-car that got
crunched, no big loss

[John Gaquin]

"vlado" > wrote in message
>
> I may have some facts incorrect, but the main story is as follows:
>
> This happened several years ago in New England at a Naval Air Station
> airshow. The warbirds were told by the Navy not to "S" turn while
> taxiing. Of course, the officer who issued that directive managed to
> park his car in the middle of the taxi way. The Navy paid for the
> subsequent repairs.

That explanation sounds altogether too simple. I think there's way more to
this story than is posted here. Just my thought......

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
"John Gaquin" > wrote:

> "vlado" > wrote in message
> >
> > I may have some facts incorrect, but the main story is as follows:
> >
> > This happened several years ago in New England at a Naval Air Station
> > airshow. The warbirds were told by the Navy not to "S" turn while
> > taxiing. Of course, the officer who issued that directive managed to
> > park his car in the middle of the taxi way. The Navy paid for the
> > subsequent repairs.
>
> That explanation sounds altogether too simple. I think there's way more to
> this story than is posted here. Just my thought......

Actually, it sounds like the truth. In the past, I have encountered some
military "aviation experts" who did some really boneheaded stuff -- and
encountered some really sharp ones, too.

If the officer in question told them not to do "S" turns while taxiing,
he was clueless and probably stupid enough to park his car on the
taxiway.

[John Gaquin]

"Orval Fairbairn" > wrote in message
news:orfairbairn-.
>
> If the officer in question told them not to do "S" turns while taxiing,
> he was clueless and probably stupid enough to park his car on the
> taxiway.

Frankly, it sounds to me like a simplistic explanation designed to make the
military folks involved sound like fools. Lord knows, it may be true. Like
the population at large, some military people don't need much help in that
regard, but in this case it comes across to me as just a bit too pat. The
two key words above are "if", and "probably". If the premise relies on "if"
and "probably", its speculation, and more facts are needed.

[Flyingmonk]

Orval Fairbairn wrote:
<<SNIPPED>>
> Actually, it sounds like the truth. In the past, I have encountered some
> military "aviation experts" who did some really boneheaded stuff -- and
> encountered some really sharp ones, too.

This reminds me of an old NAVY joke:

How does a NAVY pilot know that his gears are up?

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When it takes FULL power to taxi...

Monk

[GeorgeC]

The question that comes to mind is, couldn't the pilot just say "unable"?

On 22 Jun 2006 21:30:28 -0700, "vlado" > wrote:

>
>Orval Fairbairn wrote:
>> In article . com>,
>> "Hans" > wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.jumpingpixels.com/airplane.html
>>
>> Question is, "Why in hell was a car parked on the taxiway? What airshow
>> allowed it?
>
>I may have some facts incorrect, but the main story is as follows:
>
>This happened several years ago in New England at a Naval Air Station
>airshow. The warbirds were told by the Navy not to "S" turn while
>taxiing. Of course, the officer who issued that directive managed to
>park his car in the middle of the taxi way. The Navy paid for the
>subsequent repairs.

GeorgeC

[Morgans]

"Orval Fairbairn" > wrote

> Question is, "Why in hell was a car parked on the taxiway? What airshow
> allowed it?

In Hickory, NC, when there is an airshow, the crosswind (shorter) runway is
closed, and part used for aircraft parking, and part for car parking. That
beats parking on a taxiway, I guess!

A better question is why there were no wing walker/scooter riders watching
out where he was going, in a congested area like an air show?

It is still a shame, though. At least the damage does not look to be too
catastrophic.
--
Jim in NC

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
"Morgans" > wrote:

> "Orval Fairbairn" > wrote
>
> > Question is, "Why in hell was a car parked on the taxiway? What airshow
> > allowed it?
>
> In Hickory, NC, when there is an airshow, the crosswind (shorter) runway is
> closed, and part used for aircraft parking, and part for car parking. That
> beats parking on a taxiway, I guess!
>
> A better question is why there were no wing walker/scooter riders watching
> out where he was going, in a congested area like an air show?
>
> It is still a shame, though. At least the damage does not look to be too
> catastrophic.

Some airshows are sponsored by civic organizations, whose members have
little or no knowledge of aviation. I approach those airshows with a
great deal of caution, as they very often have few clues regarding
aircraft operations, security, crowd control, etc.

I have attended displays where unsupervised children climbed on, into
and around display aircraft, with no clue about either their own safety
or the safety of the aircraft. One of those shows was sponsored by
NASAAmes a few years ago.