[doug from upland]

[doug from upland]

[SevenofNine]

Yeah I following coverage on KTLA news yeah they confirmed it is Harrison Ford that flew the plane

[central_va]

That plane is “fixable”. It’ll fly again.

[Rocko]

Here’s hoping Han doesn’t follow Spock....

[caver]

“and has crashed multiple times in the past.”

Maybe he ought to take a hint?

[smokingfrog]

Peashooter?

[DFG]

Ryan PT-22 Recruit

http://www.warbirdalley.com/pt22.htm

History: The Ryan Recruit was the U.S. Army Air Corps’ first monoplane primary trainer. Initial testing of a single RYAN S-T-A (Sport-Trainer-A) resulted in an order for 15 more aircraft, re-designated the YPT-16, for evaluation in 1939. Finding this tandem two-seater to be an excellent design, the USAAC ordered a production batch of 30 aircraft, designated the PT-20. In 1941, the Army decided a new more powerful engine was needed to endure the rigors of training new pilots. Ryan Aeronautical replaced the inline engine of the previous version with a Kinner radial engine. The resulting PT-21 was so superior that many PT-16s and PT-20s were upgraded with the new engine, becoming PT-16As and PT-20As.

With flight training programs expanding across the United States, 1,023 more planes were ordered. These had an improved Kinner radial, no wheel spats, and the deletion of the main landing gear fairings. This became the PT-22. The Navy also ordered the Recruits and re-designated them as NR-1s, and the Netherlands ordered 25 Recruits and called them NR-3s. The Navy used these trainers until 1944, and the USAAC would retire the Recruit at the end of World War Two.

Today there are flying examples of each variant to be found across North America. There are also examples operated by warbird enthusiasts in the UK and Australia.

Nicknames: “Maytag Messerschmitt”

Specifications (PT-22):
Engine: One 160-hp Kinner R-540-1 five-cylinder radial engine
Weight: Empty 1,313 lbs., Max Takeoff 1,860 lbs.
WIng Span: 30ft. 1in.
Length: 22ft. 5in.
Height: 6ft. 10in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 131 mph
Ceiling: 15,000 ft.
Range: 352 miles
Armament: None

Number Built: ~1273

Number Still Airworthy: 85+

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Looks like a PT-22 an early trainer????

[FredZarguna]

She will not be making the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs anytime soon...

[HereInTheHeartland]

“2-seater fighter plane “

Looks like a fighter plane; looks like probably a B52 fighter plane.

[rdcbn]

That's a PT-22, one of the most dangerous and difficult to fly WWII trainers they made. You do not want to be in one in high density altitude conditions

The Kinner engine is underpowered for the airframe and very unreliable, especially now that the supply of parts for overhaul have dried up.

The accident rates in WWII were so bad the aircraft was retired when other trainers were available in volume.

They are a very, very cool looking airplane that flies much worse than it looks. They should stay on the ground in a museum.

I will not fly in one to save my soul. Harrison Ford should have stayed away too.

[Mat_Helm]

Holy crap....looks like my brothers PT-22 Ryan he sold a few years back. Must of lost power and these things don't glide very well as they purposefully had a glide slope like a larger fighter to train pilots in WWII. The AT6 and Stearman were easier to fly and land. The PT-22 had beefy landing gear and it looks like he came down hard enough to fold the gear up and bend the engine faring. I bet he has more than a few cuts and more like a fractured vertebra or two in his back at his age.

Prayers for Mr. Ford and hope is okay.

[Daffynition]

*I didn't know you could fly a plane.

*Fly, yes. Land, no.*

[Fzob]

Man that’s going to leave one heck of a divot.

[Little Ray]

Poor airplane. Looks like a Ryan PT in pre-war colors. Lovely airplane. .

[skinkinthegrass]

d@ng!..hope HF recovers completely..T-6 is a good plane.

[Bobalu]

Some planes look like fun but are just too dangerous to fly.

The 'Gee Bee' ... a flying motor with poor pilot visibility

[minnesota_bound]

There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots

[bobby.223]

Blame it on Chewy. Looks like he screwed up the jump to Light Speed again...

[Charles Martel]

I’ll bet one of the golfers below “suddenly remembered his Charlemagne”.