Pilot Survives Plane Crash After Biofuel Milestone

[greghm]

Good thing you were alive. How does that plane glide ?

[LookLocal2008]

@greghm

Typical tractor planes (engine in front, conventional tail) have a horizontal stabilizer that pushes down. The Rutan designs place the elevator in the canard, which is providing part of the lift. Fiberglass planes in general have smooth surfaces and low drag. However, they have high stall speeds and must maintain speed. Overall, they usually glide well. I lost most of my power 12.6 miles from the airport, and still managed to get there.

-- Len

[Guinnie]

why did it crash???did he run out of runway?

[LookLocal2008]

@Guinnie Emergency landing on grass adjacent to taxiway and perpendicular to the runway. Grass field was not long enough to stop.

-- Len

[Guinnie]

@LookLocal2008 did the motor die and it was deadstick? Thank God you survived

[LookLocal2008]

@Guinnie Yes. Thank you- He is certainly responsible.

-- Len

[LookLocal2008]

Yes, it was deadstick. God is certainly responsible- I should not have survived. Thanks.

-- Len

[DumbDuck44]

God hates people that waste money on overpriced Apple branded computers, hence the bad weather on the return flight.

Next time do the right thing and buy an Asus.

[datzfast]

i just love how strong composite aircraft are, if that had been any metal he d be dead

[astrialkil]

Chlorella, Spirulina, bio butanol, many universities are experimenting with these bio organisms but they wont tell you how to do it and wont sell u a small sample culture to get started with...bio diesel went no where UNTIL normal people started making it at home! the universities are trying to rope u out and have this be commercial only! Where are the plans/instructions to do this at home?

[datzfast]

it shouldn't stop you from trying, your just as smart as they are and its probably

next to impossible to fail,

[TomsPartyMachine]

I hope Apple is giving you money for your medical bills and stuff.

LOL, a religous debate about this video? Can't we debate swine flu or somethin' rotfl

[FlyButanol]

When we posted this video, we left something out we should have included.

I built this plane, and when you do that, the FAA allows you to choose your own tail number. My wife and I chose N-637PS, taken from psalms 63 vs 7-8: "Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you. Your outstretched hand upholds me."

-- Len

[demoabi]

macs really know how to crash, huh?

[UrbanMediaLab]

People rather pay attention to some guy that smashed a Macbook Air with a Kitchen Knife and replaced it with an IBM Laptop. Search it, its ridiculous.

[Tonyboy451]

Right... people just want to believe in god because of their neverending thirst for answers, and apparantley this god has all the answers, like god created the universe, and created us. I dare not say how we were created, where the organisms on the meteor came from, i don't know. No-one will ever know i guess.

[datzfast]

yep those crazy religious people cover all bases. they hope god exist but if he doesnt thier cool. atheist just hope god doesnt exist but if he does their cooked.

science cant prove either one is correct.

[Tonyboy451]

Mrgyn ever bigger nonsense. God does not exist.

[Woeterman]

Exactly.

[ashers423]

It is a miracle that Len even survived the crash. God was watching out for him for sure.

[sherrie1955]

This is AMAZING! Why is nobody paying attention to this?!?