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2 posted on 03/05/2015 3:39:14 PM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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8 posted on 03/05/2015 3:40:11 PM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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Yeah I following coverage on KTLA news yeah they confirmed it is Harrison Ford that flew the plane


15 posted on 03/05/2015 3:42:15 PM PST by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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That plane is “fixable”. It’ll fly again.


19 posted on 03/05/2015 3:42:58 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Here’s hoping Han doesn’t follow Spock....


20 posted on 03/05/2015 3:43:12 PM PST by Rocko
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“and has crashed multiple times in the past.”

Maybe he ought to take a hint?


32 posted on 03/05/2015 3:46:07 PM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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Peashooter?


40 posted on 03/05/2015 3:49:20 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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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+


46 posted on 03/05/2015 3:50:23 PM PST by DFG ("Dumb, Dependent, and Democrat is no way to go through life" - Louie Gohmert (R-TX))
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Looks like a PT-22 an early trainer????


50 posted on 03/05/2015 3:51:40 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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She will not be making the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs anytime soon...


54 posted on 03/05/2015 3:53:00 PM PST by FredZarguna (Every time you type "LOL" the entire Internet knows you're a dumbass.)
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“2-seater fighter plane “

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


57 posted on 03/05/2015 3:53:48 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Pants up; don't loot)
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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.

60 posted on 03/05/2015 3:54:29 PM PST by rdcbn
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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.

69 posted on 03/05/2015 3:59:53 PM PST by Mat_Helm
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*I didn't know you could fly a plane.

*Fly, yes. Land, no.*


88 posted on 03/05/2015 4:11:05 PM PST by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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Man that’s going to leave one heck of a divot.


103 posted on 03/05/2015 4:21:10 PM PST by Fzob (Jesus + anything = nothing, Jesus + nothing = everything)
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Poor airplane. Looks like a Ryan PT in pre-war colors. Lovely airplane. . some_text
106 posted on 03/05/2015 4:21:56 PM PST by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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d@ng!..hope HF recovers completely..T-6 is a good plane.


118 posted on 03/05/2015 4:26:41 PM PST by skinkinthegrass ("Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." Hedy Lamarr)
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Some planes look like fun but are just too dangerous to fly.

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

122 posted on 03/05/2015 4:31:42 PM PST by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots


133 posted on 03/05/2015 4:33:45 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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Blame it on Chewy. Looks like he screwed up the jump to Light Speed again...


143 posted on 03/05/2015 4:42:38 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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I’ll bet one of the golfers below “suddenly remembered his Charlemagne”.


144 posted on 03/05/2015 4:43:52 PM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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