Red Bull pilot makes remarkable save

[spidey07]

Wow! He was able to almost immediately level the plane and keep from crashing. Those planes are so incredible nimble.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO7BuPG_vVo

 

[Tristicus]

Skip to 0:55

 

[daw123]

Very lucky.

Skip to 0:55

Thanks.

 

[Newbian]

I thought with Red Bull you have wings and thus don't need to use a plane.

 

[spidey07]

Interview with pilot and better video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CB27K-wIsM&feature=related

 

[Auggie]

Dude, that's crazy shit.

 

[Number1]

Interview with pilot and better video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CB27K-wIsM&feature=related

Excellent video with the pilot explaining exactly what went on.

Best in the world!

 

[rivan]

Holy mackerel.

 

[Miramonti]

The best Red Bull advertising money can buy...a near crash.

Awesome pilot...the dude's skills are insane.

 

[spidey07]

I love those planes. They're basically huge motors with wings. I think I read they weigh 2000-2500 pounds.

 

[skyking]

D:

 

[spidey07]

D:

I hear those pilots can't ever get peace and quiet. What with their 20 pound brass balls clanging around and everything.

How the hell do they have any lift flying at that angle is beyond me. It's almost like they are using pure thrust from the engine.

 

[skyking]

In a 90 degree turn like that, the wings are just doing the turning. the rudder/stabilizer is all that is oriented with the lift in the right direction, and the slight nose up angle and the big fan on the front are doing all the work. I can't take more than 4 G's myself so I can't speak from personal experience. I can do a 75 degree banked turn, for a while........

 

[JulesMaximus]

:thumbsup: That was probably one of the most amazing fucking things I've ever seen!

 

[destrekor]

I love those planes. They're basically huge motors with wings. I think I read they weigh 2000-2500 pounds.

Wiki data for the most common aircraft (and most wins) in the Red Bull Air Races:

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: one (pilot only)
• Length: 6.27 m (20 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)
• Height: 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 9.1 m² (98 ft²)
• Empty weight: 531 kg (1,170 lb)
• Loaded weight: 703 kg (1,550 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 816 kg (1,800 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Modified Lycoming AEIO-540 Hartzell composite, 3 blade, 254 kW (340 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 426 km/h (265 mph)
• Rate of climb: 1,128 m/min at 425 m (3,700 ft/min)
• Power/mass: 0.472 hp/kg (0.214 hp/lb)
• Roll rate: 420°/sec

Damn.

Now there will be some modifications by the race teams, but not many since these things are fickle and don't really want to push the line in regards to safety. Things are already extremely nimble and powerful in stock configuration.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Wiki data for the most common aircraft (and most wins) in the Red Bull Air Races:



Damn.

Now there will be some modifications by the race teams, but not many since these things are fickle and don't really want to push the line in regards to safety. Things are already extremely nimble and powerful in stock configuration.

Considering it will pull 11g's in a turn, yeah, I'd say they're nimble.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Holy sh!t!

 

[thepd7]

I never knew this existed, that's awesome

 

[TheVrolok]

Wow, amazing recovery.

 

[Bignate603]

Considering it will pull 11g's in a turn, yeah, I'd say they're nimble.

And ridiculously strong. I would think that it would snap the wings off most planes.

 

[spidey07]

And ridiculously strong. I would think that it would snap the wings off most planes.

I've read they will stall before they break, as seen in the video.

 

[WA261]

It looks like something fall off the plane.

 

[ElFenix]

And ridiculously strong. I would think that it would snap the wings off most planes.

most planes ailerons weigh more than this thing does!

 

[MJinZ]

Did the VTEC just kick in yo?

 

[coxmaster]

most planes ailerons weigh more than this thing does!

I've flown a plane that actually weighed slightly less than these do. Unfortunately it only had like 1/3 of the power the Red Bull planes have