How to Land a WW2 Spitfire, errrr...Without Wheels.

[mistyshade]

Hello all,
the pilot found that his wheels would not lower and lock, so he had to belly land his Spitfire.
Although the aircraft is a replica, it is still worth at least a million pounds, approx. 1.5 million dollars US.
Follow the link below and watch the video to see what happens.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/avi...g-at-Peterborough-airport-without-wheels.html

Phil.

 

[Exiled]

VERY NICE SAVE!!!

VERY NICE SAVE!!!

Aww hell that's nothing, I land like that every time I jump in the pool... Belly flop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But really, nice ass save. You know he had a pants full after that landing. NICE GOING DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[doc3738]

took some skill

took some skill

I have a friend that fly's all the time. He has a couple of planes one is a skymaster and the other is a water landing type
He told me all good pilots figure each flight is a plane crash. They constantly look for a place that they can set one down with the least
amount of damage and injury
He stated that a lot of pilots wait until they have an emergency and then start looking and then it is to late
Watched him talk two people down that had never flown planes and then one man in his 40's ( student )that was on his solo flight and froze up and would not land
Gary told him you have done this 4 or 5 times already just do the same thing again.
The guy would not do it just kept circling the airstrip
Gar looked at his watch and then ask him how much fuel do you have and the guy came back with the amount
Gary looks at his watch again and says ok here is the deal ,it is my lunch time Doc and I were on our way out
You have enough fuel left to give us time to get to the Burger King and then you are coming down either under your own
power or none, but plane is coming down in about 6 minutes
You decide how you want it to get down. We are going to eat , I can't do you any more good
Finally the guy came down safely . Got out of the plane walked thru the terminal out the door to his car and left never said a word to anyone
We never saw him again. The plane was his purchased brand new . He never returned finally the airport sold it for hanger storage fees