The Loop-the-Loopers ; Pilot with an Invalid Flying Licence and His 'Guru' Lucky to Survive As They Throw 40-Year-Old Aircraft Into Barrel Roll Over Knock at Nearly Twice the Plane's Maximum Speed
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TWO pilots had a dramatic escape when their plane went out of control and spiralled into the equivalent of an acrobatic barrel roll near Knock Airport last year, it has emerged.
Department of Transport air accident investigator Paddy Judge says that the twin-engined Beech King Air experienced forces 'substantially' in excess of its design limits.See the full content of this document
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The Loop-the-Loopers ; Pilot with an Invalid Flying Licence and His 'Guru' Lucky to Survive As They Throw 40-Year-Old Aircraft Into Barrel Roll Over Knock at Nearly Twice the Plane's Maximum Speed
It is 'probably damaged beyond economic repair' as a result of the incident, he said in a report issued yesterday.
The huge stresses on the w...See the full content of this document
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