Relentless mayday 9_14_2010_slow motion.mp4

The same video as posted here http://www.youtube.com/user/Voodoo1650#p/a/u/0/DhyEnqudx8M just with some slow motion segments added.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• airplanes
• aviation
• aircraft

[PilotDave85]

MT Props are wonderful, it was a crankshaft. The aircraft WAS NOT Tailheavy. Whoever filmed this needs to go to flight school. A prop weighs 12 pounds bro. Not gonna make much of a difference on the CG at all. I saw Miss Ashley II crash this same way, except the broken prop cut the horizontal stab off and slashed the vertical stab. Sad way to go, but that's what makes it a thrill.

[Voodoo1650]

@PilotDave85

I’m the one who was filming and the guys who were commenting were race pilots from the same race class. It wasn’t a crankshaft issue it was an oil line that broke free causing the engine to seize and the prop (a new non-counter balanced race prop) to go flat/over speed until it exploded off the engine, everything from the end of the crankshaft forward was gone, so it wasn’t just the prop but a whole lot of other stuff gone from the front of the aircraft.

[Voodoo1650]

@PilotDave85

Oh and about the Miss Ashley II crash, I don’t know where you got that info but the prop never came off, it was a structural failure in the tail.

[strega07]

I was there for both it is the same person they have just spelled his name wrong in one of the articles is all and to verify you can type both spellings in a bio search and it comes up the same person and also did photo search and with both Kevin Eldridge and Kevin Eldredge it shows both of them with the same plane Relentless and thank you for replying to comment nice to meet other race fanatics

[Voodoo1650]

@strega07

Hey Strega07, I just want to finally end this part of the discussion, they are two different people Kevin that owns and flies Relentless, Google his site @ kevineldredge

And the Kevin that bailed out of the Super Corsair works for the Planes of Fame air museum where he works on and flies their aircraft Google Eldredge @ planes of fame - heritage flight

I’m not trying to be a d**k about it I just wanted to clarify it.

[7249xxl]

the sound is scary

[Bellerspitts]

and yea, telling anybody they have to go to flight school for commenting, makes you and automatic asshole.I don't care if your the greatest pilot on earth...asshole.

[mrusa4440]

Awesome flying skills there. The pilot kept his head, Saved not only his life but a beautiful airplane too. Great job! Also thanks for the details on what happened. Great video.

[Voodoo1650]

@AlanMartinNala

The main reason he was in a hurry to bail out was that the rudder and elevators on that plane were fabric covered and were in the process of burning away, so he wanted to get out before he lost all control of the aircraft. Even if he killed what was left of the engine the fire was raging so bad it wouldn’t have helped unfortunately. I really liked that plane and it was hard to watch go in, but at least he was able get out.

[AlanMartinNala]

@Voodoo1650 I was just thinking, when K. Eldridge started having problems with his Corsair (apparently, because of a new yet defective piston), it seems that he began to lose speed fast, and the cockpit started to fill with smoke. I guess that with the canopy open and in a good position to try an emergency landing, he might see clear enough to give it a try. But, would the landing gear come down with that massive flame? If he shut the engine off and tried gliding, would the fire come off?

[MFGKirchdorf]

☆ ★ ☆ good skilled pilot. nice save ☆ ★ ☆

[ladyandcookie]

They are two separate people. Kevin Eldridge in San Luis Obispo and Kevin Eldridge of Chico, no relation.

[hatcherman5000]

@PilotDave85 wow what a fuckin nerd. no one really cares that much.

[greyandme2]

amazing piloting skills none the less

[barrycasebeer]

@relentless42 Thanks for clarifying Mr. Eldredge. :)