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re: Sad story out of Vicksburg - Son of former governor killed in plane crash
Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:33 pm to Zakatak
Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:33 pm to Zakatak
He wasn’t flying a small plane He was flying one of the most powerful retired military fighter aircraft ever built. He was doing an acrobatic maneuver and was at too low an altitude to complete the maneuver.
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Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:38 pm to Chinese Bandit Boy
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He wasn’t flying a small plane He was flying one of the most powerful retired military fighter aircraft ever built. He was doing an acrobatic maneuver and was at too low an altitude to complete the maneuver.
Do you know this? I’ve been wondering what happened
Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:52 pm to Btrtigerfan
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His construction business has operated in Saint Francisville for decades.
Yeah, it was politics and nobody ever had a chance except for Fordice.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 9:19 pm to southofyou
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Yeah, it was politics and nobody ever had a chance except for Fordice.
Objectively false
Posted on 5/15/26 at 9:47 pm to FutureMikeVIII
It's mostly always the landing that gets you when you fly.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 10:29 pm to Zakatak
I’m one it’s lost on. Could you give me some hints. Genuinely curious.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:06 pm to Hank R Hill
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The problem was it ran out of fuel
From the story I got it was because the pilot dumped all the fuel.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:20 pm to turkish
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I’m one it’s lost on. Could you give me some hints. Genuinely curious.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:47 pm to TIGERHOLD
You can add
Randy Rhoads
Aliyah
Roberto Clemente
Jim Croce
All due to pilot/ human error.
Randy Rhoads
Aliyah
Roberto Clemente
Jim Croce
All due to pilot/ human error.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:59 pm to udtiger
Really, really great guy.
Posted on 5/16/26 at 2:09 am to turkish
Sure but its difficult to keep short.
TLDR : Nothing sounds like a Merlin powered mustang.
During WW2 (mostly european theatre) we were losing our bomber aircraft at an atrocious rate due to the fact that our current fighter escorts at the time didnt have the range to keep up all the way to the target. They would escort the bombers part way then be forced to turn back home due to low fuel. The german fighter squadrons figured this out and would wait to attack after the bombers were on their own.
One day some brit test pilot who worked for rolls royce had the genius idea to take an already existing p-51 airframe and mate it to an existing 1450hp rolls royce merlin engine. This turned the plane into a monster at high altitude thanks to a 2 stage supercharger. Better yet it gave the plane enough range with external drop tanks to provide cover for the bombers all the way to the target and back. Its often quoted as being “the plane that won the war”. Not possible without the merlin under the hood that was being built under license here in the states by Packard.
And if you are ever lucky enough to hear a p-51 in person there is nothing else that sounds like it. Cant mistake it and its music to my ears.
TLDR : Nothing sounds like a Merlin powered mustang.
During WW2 (mostly european theatre) we were losing our bomber aircraft at an atrocious rate due to the fact that our current fighter escorts at the time didnt have the range to keep up all the way to the target. They would escort the bombers part way then be forced to turn back home due to low fuel. The german fighter squadrons figured this out and would wait to attack after the bombers were on their own.
One day some brit test pilot who worked for rolls royce had the genius idea to take an already existing p-51 airframe and mate it to an existing 1450hp rolls royce merlin engine. This turned the plane into a monster at high altitude thanks to a 2 stage supercharger. Better yet it gave the plane enough range with external drop tanks to provide cover for the bombers all the way to the target and back. Its often quoted as being “the plane that won the war”. Not possible without the merlin under the hood that was being built under license here in the states by Packard.
And if you are ever lucky enough to hear a p-51 in person there is nothing else that sounds like it. Cant mistake it and its music to my ears.
This post was edited on 5/16/26 at 2:10 am
Posted on 5/16/26 at 2:43 am to Zakatak
A perfect synopsis of the P-51 + Rolls Royce engine.
Also, the Brits didn’t have the capacity to manufacture the engine on a wider scale due to existing wartime obligations and obstacles, so Rolls Royce licensed the Packard Motor Company to manufacture the Merlin engine, including the ones used to upgrade P-51 Mustangs. So, technically it was a Packard Merlin used in the Mustangs.
Also, the Brits didn’t have the capacity to manufacture the engine on a wider scale due to existing wartime obligations and obstacles, so Rolls Royce licensed the Packard Motor Company to manufacture the Merlin engine, including the ones used to upgrade P-51 Mustangs. So, technically it was a Packard Merlin used in the Mustangs.
Posted on 5/16/26 at 8:17 am to Zakatak
Much appreciated!
Dan was a friend to many friends but I never met him. Times like this make me regret not trying to connect. What a great guy!
Dan was a friend to many friends but I never met him. Times like this make me regret not trying to connect. What a great guy!
This post was edited on 5/16/26 at 9:12 am
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